Metastatic Liposarcoma to the Parotid

Distant metastases of the parotid gland are uncommon. They arise from primary tumors located in the head and neck, mainly melanoma and epidermoid carcinoma. Other histological types of metastasis are very rare. We report an exceptional case of parotid metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma in a 42-year-ol...

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Published in:Journal of Oncology 2008-01, Vol.2008 (2008), p.65-66
Main Authors: Trabelsi, Amel, Ben Abdelkarim, Soumaya, Jemni, Hela, Stita, Wided, Ouni, Chadia, Dhouibi, Abdelmejid, Hmissa, Sihem, Mokni, Moncef, Korbi, Sadok
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Language:English
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Summary:Distant metastases of the parotid gland are uncommon. They arise from primary tumors located in the head and neck, mainly melanoma and epidermoid carcinoma. Other histological types of metastasis are very rare. We report an exceptional case of parotid metastasis of myxoid liposarcoma in a 42-year-old man and insist on the worse prognosis of this entity.
ISSN:1687-8450
1687-8450
DOI:10.1155/2008/715153