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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2183-1351</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Radiológica Portuguesa]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Acta Radiol Port]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2183-1351</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedade Portuguesa de Radiologia e Medicina Nuclear]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
</journal-meta>
<article-meta>
<article-id>S2183-13512024000200026</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.25748/arp.33564</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Breast: A Case Report]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="pt"><![CDATA[Carcinoma Mucoepidermóide da Mama: Um Caso Clínico]]></article-title>
</title-group>
<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Torres]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Tiago Paulino]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Azevedo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Júlia]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lopes]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Susana]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Ferrão]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Anabela]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Leal]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Conceição]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Centro Hospitalar de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro Radiology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Vila Real ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Pathology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Radiology Department ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Porto ]]></addr-line>
<country>Portugal</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>08</month>
<year>2024</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>36</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>26</fpage>
<lpage>28</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2183-13512024000200026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2183-13512024000200026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.pt/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2183-13512024000200026&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the breast is a very rare malignant tumor, first described in 1979 and with little over 40 cases reported in the literature. MEC of the breast is similar to its salivary equivalent, which is composed of intermediate, epidermoid and mucinous cells. It usually presents with a triple-negative immunophenotype (negative estrogen, progesterone and HER-2 receptors). Imaging characteristics are diverse and not extensively documented. The low-grade MEC generally has a good prognosis and these patients may be potentially cured by complete resection of the tumor. In this paper, we report a 15-year-old young woman diagnosed with a low-grade MEC of the breast and treated with partial mastectomy, remaining asymptomatic to this date, in over a 5-year follow-up period. This seems to be the youngest presentation of this entity described in the literature.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="pt"><p><![CDATA[Resumo O carcinoma mucoepidermóide (CME) da mama é um tumor maligno muito raro, inicialmente descrito em 1979 e com pouco mais que 40 casos descritos na literatura. O CME da mama é semelhante ao CME das glândulas salivares, sendo composto por células intermediárias, epidermóides e mucinosas. O CME apresenta-se geralmente com imunofenotipo triplo-negativo (negativo para recetores de estrogénio, progesterona e HER-2). As características imagiológicas desta entidade são variadas e ainda não estão documentadas extensamente na literatura. O CME de baixo grau tem um bom prognóstico, potencialmente com cura após tumorectomia completa. Aqui descrevemos o caso de uma jovem de 15 anos, diagnosticada com CME da mama de baixo-grau, submetida a tumorectomia, assintomática e até à data sem sinais de recidiva, num período de seguimento superior a 5 anos. Os autores acreditam que se trate do caso em idade mais jovem descrito na literatura.]]></p></abstract>
<kwd-group>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Breast neoplasms]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Carcinoma mucoepidermoid.]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Neoplasias da mama]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="pt"><![CDATA[Carcinoma mucoepidermóide.]]></kwd>
</kwd-group>
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