Acta Med. 2003, 46: 79-83

https://doi.org/10.14712/18059694.2019.11

Malignant Mucoepidermoid Tumor Arising in the Accessory Parotid Gland: A Case Report

Demetrio Tamiolakisa, Vasilios Thomaidisb, Ioannis Tsamisb, Theodoros Jivannakisc, Ageliki Chevad, Nikolas Papadopoulosd

aRegional Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Department of Cytology, Greece
bRegional Hospital of Alexandroupolis, Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, Greece
cGeneral Hospital of Drama, Department of Pathology, Greece
dDemocritus University of Thrace, Department of Histology – Embryology, Greece

Received January 1, 2003
Accepted March 1, 2003

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