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mucoepidermoid

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mucoepidermoid /mu·co·ep·i·der·moid/ (-ep″ĭ-der´moid) composed of mucus-producing epithelial cells.
mu·co·ep·i·der·moid (myk-p-dûrmoid)
adj.
Relating to a mixture of mucus-secreting and epithelial cells.

mucoepidermoid [mu″ko-ep″ĭ-der´moid]
composed of mucus-producing epithelial cells.

mucoepidermoid
composed of mucus-producing epithelial cells, e.g. mucoepidermoid carcinoma.


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[FIGURE 2 OMITTED] The differential diagnosis of adenosquamous carcinoma includes squamous cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma.
There are several types of salivary gland cancers, which include adenoid cystic carcinoma, mucoepidermoid carcinoma and adenocarcinoma.
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