A Rare Case of Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Hard Palate with Thinning of the Palatine Bone

Munenaga Nakamizo; Kazuhiko Yokoshima; Taisei Kato; Shunta Inai; Atsuko Sakanushi; Ryuji Ohashi

doi:10.24488/twmuj.2020008

Abstract

We reported a rare case of low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the hard palate with bone changes. Preoperative coronal computed tomography was useful to reveal thinning of the palatine bone. We performed the total resection of the tumor including palatine bone with a safety margin of 5 mm or more in monobloc fashion and reconstructed with a palatal mucoperiosteal flap. There is no recurrence and complications for five years after surgery.

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