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Descriptor English: Mucoepidermoid Tumor
Descriptor Spanish: Tumor Mucoepidermoide
Descriptor tumor mucoepidermoide
Scope note: Tumor epitelial maligno del tejido glandular, especialmente de las glándulas salivales, caracterizado por acinos de células mucosecretorias y elementos escamosos malignos. La mayoría de los tumores mucoepidermoides son lesiones de bajo grado, curables mediante adecuada excisión. Se pueden presentar en cualquier grupo de edad y son de crecimiento lento. Cuando son de alto grado se comportan de forma agresiva, infiltran ampliamente la glándula salival y metastaizan en los ganglios linfáticos y a distancia. (Dorland, 27th ed; DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p575)
Descriptor Portuguese: Tumor Mucoepidermoide
Descriptor French: Tumeur mucoépidermoïde
Entry term(s): Mucoepidermoid Tumors
Tumor, Mucoepidermoid
Tumors, Mucoepidermoid
Tree number(s): C04.557.470.590.580
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D018298
Scope note: A malignant epithelial tumor of glandular tissue, especially the salivary glands, characterized by acini with mucus-producing cells and by the presence of malignant squamous elements. Most mucoepidermoid tumors are low-grade lesions readily cured by adequate excision. They may appear in any age group. They grow slowly. If high-grade, they behave aggressively, widely infiltrating the salivary gland and producing lymph node and distant metastases. (Dorland, 27th ed; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p575)
Annotation: coordinate with precoordinated organ/neoplasm term
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
BS blood supply
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CH chemistry
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SC secondary
SU surgery
TH therapy
UL ultrastructure
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Carcinoma (1967-1993)
Myoepithelioma (1966-1974)
Public MeSH Note: 94
History Note: 94
DeCS ID: 31293
Unique ID: D018298
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Date Established: 1994/01/01
Date of Entry: 1993/06/28
Revision Date: 1995/06/08
Mucoepidermoid Tumor - Preferred
Concept UI M0027532
Scope note A malignant epithelial tumor of glandular tissue, especially the salivary glands, characterized by acini with mucus-producing cells and by the presence of malignant squamous elements. Most mucoepidermoid tumors are low-grade lesions readily cured by adequate excision. They may appear in any age group. They grow slowly. If high-grade, they behave aggressively, widely infiltrating the salivary gland and producing lymph node and distant metastases. (Dorland, 27th ed; from DeVita Jr et al., Cancer: Principles & Practice of Oncology, 3d ed, p575)
Preferred term Mucoepidermoid Tumor
Entry term(s) Mucoepidermoid Tumors
Tumor, Mucoepidermoid
Tumors, Mucoepidermoid



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