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Mucoepidermoid carcinomas, a kind of primary adenocarcinoma mostly occur in the major salivary glands, the minor salivary glands of oral cavity and in the lacrimal glands. These tumours rarely occur in the sino-nasal tract, with those originating in the nasopharynx being extremely rare. As per review of available literature on present date, nasopharyngeal mucoepidermoid carcinomas account for 0.6% of salivary gland tumours and 4.8% of mucoepidermoid carcinomas. These cases showed an age incidence ranging from 20 to 60 years with a female preponderance. In contrast to nasopharyngeal carcinomas, these tumours show low positivity rates for Ebstein- Barr virus serological test. Histochemical positivity for mucin may be demonstrated in the glandular and mucinous components of these tumours. Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of nasopharynx is treated with surgical excision combined with radiotherapy or chemo radiotherapy alone based on stage and resectivity. The cases are generally associated with poor survival making early diagnosis, proper histopathological diagnosis and prompt treatment very important. This case report highlights the rare occurrence of an intermediate grade nasopharyngeal muco-epidermoid carcinoma in a 48 year old female patient and is presented for its unusual occurrence in the nasopharynx which is a rare location for this lesion. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Angiosarcoma is a rare and deadly malignancy originating from the vascular endothelial cells that usually occurs in the head and neck, especially in the scalp. The presentation varies from a small plaque to multifocal nodules. The treatment depends on the extent of the disease. Most cases are treated with wide excision and reconstruction, radiotherapy and chemotherapy are advocated in the recurrent or extensive lesions with regional or distant metastasis. A case of a 86-year-old female patient with a scalp lesion and palpable neck node is presented. On excisional biopsy it was diagnosed as angiosarcoma of skin and soft tissue. Wide excision was done and patient was given radiotherapy. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]