Spindle cell mucoepidermoid carcinoma of submandibular gland
- Resource Type
- Authors
- Deba P. Sarma; Gordon L. Love
- Source
- Journal of Surgical Oncology. 31:66-68
- Subject
- Male
Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Cell
stomatognathic system
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
medicine
Humans
Malignant cells
Aged
Salivary gland
business.industry
Carcinoma
General Medicine
Salivary Gland Neoplasms
medicine.disease
Submandibular gland
Submandibular Gland Neoplasms
stomatognathic diseases
medicine.anatomical_structure
Oncology
Surgery
Salivary gland neoplasm
Primary sarcoma
business
Spindle cell carcinoma
- Language
- ISSN
- 1096-9098
0022-4790
A malignant tumor of the submandibular gland was found to consist predominately of spindle cell elements that initially suggested a primary sarcoma. Further examination revealed that the spindled malignant cells were derived from a high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma.