KOREASCHOLAR

Al thou gh calcifi cation is a common finding in inflammatory salivary gland disorders , saliva ry gland tumour ra rely s hows calcifications. A case of clear cell mucoepidermoid carcinoma(MEC) of the hard pa late with extensive intra tumoural calcifïcations vis ible on computed tomog r때hy(CT) scans and histologic sections is described. The calci fï caLion in the sali va ry gland tumour 0 1' the palate recogni zed by a CT scan s hould be considered in the differential diagnosis of a MEC The mechanism of the i ntratumoural calcifi cation in our case is speculated to be a result of a secretory fu nction 0 1' the tumour cells

• 윤정훈(조선대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실, BK 21 Project) | Jung Hoon Yoon
• 안상건(조선대학교 치과대학 구강병리학교실, BK 21 Project) | Sang Gun Ahn
• 김수관(조선대학교 치과대학 구강악안면외과학교실) | Su Gwan Kim