Carcinoma da parótida em adultos jovens - a propósito de um caso clínico

Seventy percent of salivary gland tumors arise in the parotid gland and 25% of those are malignant neoplasms. These tumors are rare in young adults and both its incidence and malignancy rate differ from adults and the prognosis is more favorable. We present a case to highlight the existence of this rare incidence, as well as the different therapeutic strategies and their controversies. This is a 19-year-old female patient, with a 4 cm swelling above the right parotid region and paresthesia in the right upper limb. Biopsy revealed a mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid, so the patient was submitted to surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. Currently, she has a 42-month follow-up with no evidence of disease recurrence. Once the diagnosis of parotid carcinoma is rare in young adults, more studies will be necessary to optimize therapeutic strategies.