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Query: UMLS:C0011168 (
dysphagia
)
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A 69-year-old woman with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the tongue base came under our observation complaining of repeated episodes of haemoptysis.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue
base gives rise to a rather vague and aspecific symptomatology. Early symptoms include foreign body sensation in the oral cavity, undefined paraesthesia, and sialorrhoea. With the progression of disease,
dysphagia
, otalgia, and painful swallowing are usually referred. We report a case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base mimicking an ectopic thyroid.
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PMID:Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the tongue base mimicking an ectopic thyroid. 2347 60
