Metachronous bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland

Indian J Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2008 Sep;60(3):245-7. doi: 10.1007/s12070-008-0086-x. Epub 2008 Oct 22.

Abstract

We report a very rare case of bilateral muco-epidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland that underwent bilateral parotidectomy with neck dissections and radiotherapy. This case has done well for three years and suggests that metachronous bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland, if treated as per the merits of each side, has a reasonable survival.

Keywords: Bilateral mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Parotid gland; Warthin’s tumour.