Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of the thyroid: demonstrating the natural progression of a rare and misunderstood disease

BMJ Case Rep. 2021 Jul 26;14(7):e241086. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2020-241086.

Authors

Joseph Salem¹, Eamon Shamil², Lorrette Ffolkes², Enyinnaya Ofo²

Affiliations

¹ Ear, Nose and Throat Department, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK joseph.salem@nhs.net.
² Ear, Nose and Throat Department, St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.

Abstract

Sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinoma with eosinophilia of the thyroid in a 46-year-old woman.

Keywords: ear; endocrine cancer; head and neck cancer; nose and throat/otolaryngology; oncology; thyroid disease.

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Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid* / complications
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid* / diagnostic imaging
Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid* / surgery
Eosinophilia* / complications
Female
Humans
Middle Aged
Thyroid Neoplasms* / complications
Thyroid Neoplasms* / surgery