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Solitary pulmonary metastasis of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the palate 43 years after the initial treatment

^a Department of Thoracic Surgery, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, 1-3-3 Nakamichi Higashinari, Osaka 5378511, Japan
^b Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical Center for Cancer and Cardiovascular Diseases, Osaka, Japan

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E-mail address: Okami-ji{at}mc.pref.osaka.jp (J. Okami).

This report describes the case of a 71-year-old female presenting with a metastatic mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) in the lung 43 years after the initial treatment for the primary tumor. This case represents a very long period between initial diagnosis and distant metastasis with a pathological examination of both the primary and metastatic tumors. Metastatic tumor should be considered for the differential diagnosis of a pulmonary nodule in a patient who has a history of this type of oral tumor.

Key Words: Histology (mucoepidermoid); Metastasis