Abstract
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland neoplasm. In previous reports, about 50% of this tumor occurred in the parotid gland and about 20% in the palatine gland. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma in lingual gland, especially the anterior lingual gland, is very rare.
The present case is mucoepidermoid carcinoma arising in the proglossis. A 31-year-old female visited our hospital complaining of abrupt swelling in the anterior surface of the tongue. An incisional biopsy was performed, followed by a partial glossectomy.
After 5 years, late metastases were found in the cervical lymph nodes and radical neck dissection was performed. There is no recurrence or distant metastasis at present.
