Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of buccal mucosa

Asymptomatic, blue, dome-shaped lesion on buccal mucosa

“…7 Clinically, MEC of the minor salivary gland often presents as a non-tender, fluctuant, indolent, benign swelling, mimicking mucocele or vascular benign lesions owing to their bluish or red-purple hue. 10 The clinical findings in the present case revealed a slow-growing, painless mass in a 34 year old female patient. Being typically asymptomatic by nature, MEC tends to be detected at a later stage of disease.…”