Case Report
Epithelial-Myoepithelial Carcinoma of the Base of Tongue with Possible Lung Metastases
Table 1
Cases found in the literature of epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma in the tongue.
| | Puri et al. 2004 [4] | Kumai et al. 2006 [5] | Peters et al. 2010 [2] | de Matos et al. 2010 [6] | Chen et al. (2016) |
| Demographics | 48 yo male | 76 yo male | 60 yo female | 48 yo female | 52 yo male |
| Tumour size | 50 × 30 mm | 40 × 20 mm | 37 × 15 mm | 10 mm | 37 × 34 mm |
| Treatment | 3-drug chemotherapy (cisplatin, doxorubicin, and 5-fluorouracil) Radiotherapy (66 Gy) | Surgery (subtotal glossectomy, bilateral neck dissection and rectus abdominis flap) | Radiotherapy, 60 Gy over 30 fractions, 2 cm margin | Excisional biopsy, but reoperated four years later due to recurrence | Refused chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. |
| Follow-up | Nil recurrence (14 months) | Nil recurrence (19 months) | Complete clinical response | Nil recurrence (72 months) | Poor prognosis. Referred to palliative care. |
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