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Cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma

MedGen UID:
91072
•Concept ID:
C0346019
•
Neoplastic Process
Synonyms: cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Mucoepidermal eccrine carcinoma; Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of skin; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Skin; Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Skin; mucoepidermoid skin carcinoma; Skin Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma; zone of skin mucoepidermoid carcinoma
SNOMED CT: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of skin (254713002); Mucoepidermal eccrine carcinoma (254713002)
 
Monarch Initiative: MONDO:0003091

Definition

A rare carcinoma of the skin. It is characterized by epidermoid cells interspersed with glandular cells. [from NCI]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVCutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma

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Diagnosis

Primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the external auditory canal with a CRTC1::MAML2 fusion: A case report and a review of literature.
De la Sancha C, Kuhar M, Kraft A, Alomari AK
J Cutan Pathol 2023 Nov;50(11):947-950. Epub 2023 Jul 2 doi: 10.1111/cup.14491. PMID: 37394842
Primary cutaneous vs. parotid mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the scalp: A case report.
Junewicz A, Heaphy J, Lavertu P, Wasman J, Becker D
Am J Otolaryngol 2015 May-Jun;36(3):463-6. Epub 2015 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.01.014. PMID: 25708819
Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
López V, Rubio M, Santonja N, Jordá E
Am J Dermatopathol 2010 Aug;32(6):618-20. doi: 10.1097/DAD.0b013e3181cdad06. PMID: 20534987
Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma: report of a case.
Landman G, Farmer ER
J Cutan Pathol 1991 Feb;18(1):56-9. doi: 10.1111/j.1600-0560.1991.tb00602.x. PMID: 2022766

Prognosis

Primary cutaneous vs. parotid mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the scalp: A case report.
Junewicz A, Heaphy J, Lavertu P, Wasman J, Becker D
Am J Otolaryngol 2015 May-Jun;36(3):463-6. Epub 2015 Jan 28 doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2015.01.014. PMID: 25708819

Clinical prediction guides

Primary cutaneous mucoepidermoid carcinoma infiltrating the parotid gland.
Minni A, Roukos R, De Carlo A, Di Tillo G, Illuminati G, Gallo P
Eur Rev Med Pharmacol Sci 2012 Oct;16 Suppl 4:26-9. PMID: 23090800

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