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Surgery was performed for inpatient treatment, during which the right cervical tumor was completely removed and cervical lymph node dissection was completed, and a 11-month postoperative follow-up.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This case describes a 47-year-old Asian female patient who developed tumor metastasis to the right cervical region 11 years after undergoing resection of a well-differentiated MEC in the right palate. Physical examination revealed multiple nodular and mass-like lymph nodes in the right neck. Postoperative histopathological examination confirmed the diagnosis of MEC.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study focused on describing the clinical characteristics of a case with MEC, highlighting that although the initial treatment was effective, the risk of neck metastasis persists. The unique insights gained from this case help us better understand the long-term development pattern of MEC, emphasize the importance of long-term close follow-up, and highlight postoperative radiotherapy.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.3389\/fonc.2026.1878703","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T04:21:26Z","timestamp":1785385286000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.3389\/crossmark-policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":0,"title":["Case report of a rare postoperative cervical lymph node metastasis of palate mucoepidermoid carcinoma"],"prefix":"10.3389","volume":"16","author":[{"given":"XianYi","family":"Gan","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Yan","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Zhang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Tao","family":"Huang","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"WeiQuan","family":"Xu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"ChunPing","family":"Liu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shuai","family":"Li","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, College & Hospital of Stomatology, Guangxi Medical University","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Clinical Research Center for Craniofacial Deformity","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]},{"name":"Guangxi Key Laboratory of Oral and Maxillofacial Rehabilitation and Reconstruction","place":["Nanning, Guangxi, China"]}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"1965","published-online":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]]},"reference":[{"key":"B1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.jormas.2020.06.003","article-title":"Mucoepidermoid carcinoma. 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