Case Report

Year : 2019 | Volume : 2 | Issue : 2 | Page : 33-5

Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma arising in a pleomorphic adenoma

Daphne Fonseca, M. Shankari, Chandrasekhara S. Rao1 , Hemanth Kumar Nemade1

Departments of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and 1 Surgical Oncology, Basavatarakam Indo‐American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute, Hyderabad, Telangana, India

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Dr. Daphne Fonseca, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Basavatarakam Indo‐American Cancer Hospital and Research Institute,

Banjara Hills, Hyderabad ‐ 500 034, Telangana, India.

E‐mail: daf_doc_2005@hotmail.com

Abstract

Epithelial–myoepithelial carcinoma (EMC) is a rare and low‐grade malignant tumor of the salivary gland. We present a case of a 37‐year‐old male with good general condition with swelling in the right preauricular region for the past 3 years measuring 3 cm × 2 cm with intact facial nerve. This patient had a history of preauricular sinus excision surgery 15 years ago. EMC mostly occurs in elderly females. Rarity of our case is in the fact that it has occurred in a middle-aged male with histologic evidence of preexisting pleomorphic adenoma.

Keywords: Epithelial–myoepithelial carcinoma, parotidectomy, pleomorphic adenoma

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How to cite this article:

Fonseca D, Shankari M, Rao CS, Nemade HK. Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma arising in a pleomorphic adenoma. Int J Head Neck Pathol 2019;2:33-5.