Mucoepidermoid carcinoma epidemiology and demographics

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Badria Munir M.B.B.S.[2] , Maria Fernanda Villarreal, M.D. [3]

Overview

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumor among general population. The incidence of mucoepidermoid carcinoma is approximately 2.5 to 3.0 cases per 100,000 individuals a year. The incidence of mucoepidermoid carcinoma increases with age. The median age at diagnosis is between 20 to 50 years. Females are slightly more affected with mucoepidermoid carcinoma than males. There is no racial predilection for mucoepidermoid carcinoma.

Epidemiology and Demographics

Incidence

The overall adjusted incidence rate of mucoepidermoid carcinoma is approximately 2.5 to 3.0 cases per 100,000 individuals a year.^[1]

Prevalence

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common malignant salivary gland tumor among the general population.^[2]
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is considered an uncommon tumor among adults.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma represents less than 5% of malignancies in the head and neck region, among the adult population.
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma represents about 16% of all salivary gland tumors among the pediatric population.

Age

The median age at diagnosis is between 20 to 60 years.^[2]^[2]

Gender

Females are slightly more affected with mucoepidermoid carcinoma than males.^[3]
The male to female ratio is approximately 3:2.^[4]
In mucoepidermoid carcinoma, males are more commonly affected by the aggressive tumor form than females.

Race

There is no racial predilection for mucoepidermoid carcinoma.^[2]^[5]

References

↑ Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Radiopedia. Dr Frank Gailliard. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mucoepidermoid-carcinoma-of-salivary-glands Accessed on February 17, 2016
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Eneroth, C.-M. (1971), Salivary gland tumors in the parotid gland, submandibular gland, and the palate region. Cancer, 27: 1415–1418. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197106)27:6<1415::AID-CNCR2820270622>3.0.CO;2-X
↑ Devaraju R, Gantala R, Aitha H, Gotoor SG (August 2014). “Mucoepidermoid carcinoma”. BMJ Case Rep. 2014: bcr–2013–202776. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202776. PMC 4127757. PMID 25085946.
↑ Maloth AK, Nandan SR, Kulkarni PG, Dorankula SP, Muddana K (December 2015). “Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Floor of the Mouth – A Rarity”. J Clin Diagn Res. 9 (12): ZD03–4. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2015/15595.6912. PMID 26813873.
↑ Evans HL (1984). “Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands: a study of 69 cases with special attention to histologic grading”. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 81 (6): 696–701. PMID 6731349.

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[radiowiki-1] Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Radiopedia. Dr Frank Gailliard. http://radiopaedia.org/articles/mucoepidermoid-carcinoma-of-salivary-glands Accessed on February 17, 2016

[raki-2] 2.0 ^2.1 ^2.2 ^2.3 Eneroth, C.-M. (1971), Salivary gland tumors in the parotid gland, submandibular gland, and the palate region. Cancer, 27: 1415–1418. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(197106)27:6<1415::AID-CNCR2820270622>3.0.CO;2-X

[pmid25085946-3] Devaraju R, Gantala R, Aitha H, Gotoor SG (August 2014). “Mucoepidermoid carcinoma”. BMJ Case Rep. 2014: bcr–2013–202776. doi:10.1136/bcr-2013-202776. PMC 4127757. PMID 25085946.

[pmid26813873-4] Maloth AK, Nandan SR, Kulkarni PG, Dorankula SP, Muddana K (December 2015). “Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of Floor of the Mouth – A Rarity”. J Clin Diagn Res. 9 (12): ZD03–4. doi:10.7860/JCDR/2015/15595.6912. PMID 26813873.

[pmid6731349-5] Evans HL (1984). “Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands: a study of 69 cases with special attention to histologic grading”. Am. J. Clin. Pathol. 81 (6): 696–701. PMID 6731349.

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