A case report of a myoepithelial carcinoma arising from the deep soft tissue of the neck

Abstract

Myoepitheliacl arcinomai n the deep soft tissue of the neck is extremely rare. This report describest he case of 30-year-oldm an with a myoepitheliacl arcinomaa risingf rom the deep soft tissue of the neck. The patient becamea ware of a tumor on the left side of his. A benignt umor was suspectedb ecauseo f the clinical course and the imaging results and the tumor was surgically resected. The final pathological diagnosis was a myoepithelial carcinoma. Because the margin was closed radiation therapy was also administered. A myoepithelial carcinoma is low-grade tumor and the patient will require cautious follow-up in the future.