label: Minor Salivary Gland Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma
label_lc: minor salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma
description: A carcinoma that arises from the minor salivary glands.  It usually presents as a firm and painless mass.  It is characterized by the presence of epidermoid cells, mucus producing cells, and cells of intermediate type.  The majority of cases have a favorable outcome.