Mixed tumor of the parotid gland spreading into the cranial cavity

• Authors: Daniel Majszyk , Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz , Małgorzata Czesak , Kazimierz Niemczyk

Abstracts

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Pleomorphic adenoma is benign tumor of the salivary glands. It is the most common neoplasm occurring in salivary glands. Although it is a benign tumor, it should be treated as a clinically uncertain. In about half of the cases a blurred boundary between the tumor tissue and the parotid parenchyma can be observed. This tumor metastasize distant, even without malignant transformation. Malignant transformation of adenoma observed in 3-5% of cases. The aim of this study was to present the case of 75-year-old patient with recurrent mixed tumor spreading by continuity to the cranial cavity.

Keywords

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pleomorphic adenoma; benign mixed tumor; intracranial invasion

• Publisher: Index Copernicus International
• Journal: Polski Przegląd Otorynolaryngologiczny
• Year: 2017
• Volume: 6(1)
• Pages: 21-25

Contributors

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Daniel Majszyk

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Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz

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Małgorzata Czesak

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Kazimierz Niemczyk

Identifiers

DOI

10.5604/01.3001.0009.7983