Hello! I am Brazilian and in August of 2015 I was diagnosed [...]

Posted by Krug @krug, Mar 23, 2017

Hello! I am Brazilian and in August of 2015 I was diagnosed with mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the minor salivary gland, located on the hard and soft palate. I did two surgeries and I'm following up. I was informed that this cancer is rare. I would like to know more about this cancer ... I confess that I am afraid of recurrence or metastasis. Thank you in advance for your attention. I apologize, because I do not know the English language, I'm using the virtual translator ...

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Faith | @faith | Mar 28, 2017

Hi, I don't know if the translator changed the name of your cancer type but what I read said that is the most common type. Check out the oral cancer foundations' website: http://oralcancerfoundation.org/facts/rare/mucoepidermoid-carcinoma/
and this from American Cancer Society: https://www.cancer.org/cancer/salivary-gland-cancer/about/what-is-salivary-gland-cancer.html
Hope this is helpful.

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