• Roland Giger, Paulette Mhawech, Francis Marchal, Willy Lehmann, and Pavel Dulguerov.
• Department of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Geneva, Rue Micheli-du-Crest 24, 1211 Geneva 14, Switzerland. roland.giger@hcuge.ch
• Head Neck. 2005 Sep 1; 27 (9): 829-33.

BackgroundMucoepidermoid carcinoma of Stensen's duct is a rare neoplasm, with only five cases reported in the literature.MethodsWe report another case of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of Stensen's duct and review the literature.ResultsStensen's duct neoplasms tend to be symptomatic at an early stage by causing an obstruction of the parotid duct. New imaging techniques such as MR sialography and sialoendoscopy are very helpful in diagnosis and patient management.ConclusionsAlthough the rarity of this condition prevents definitive conclusions about the optimal treatment, we propose that Stensen's duct neoplasms should be treated like similar neoplasms occurring in the parotid gland tissue, taking into consideration clinical stage, tumor grade, and surgical margins.(c) 2005 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

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