Brain metastasis of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: case report and review of the literature

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• 作者：Ruth Lau ; Alejandro Fernández-Coello ; Noemí Vidal-Sarró…
• 关键词：Parotid tumor ; Brain metastasis ; Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
• 刊名：Acta Neurochirurgica
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：159
• 期：3
• 页码：459-463
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• 刊物主题：Neurosurgery; Interventional Radiology; Neuroradiology; Neurology; Surgical Orthopedics; Minimally Invasive Surgery;
• 出版者：Springer Vienna
• ISSN：0942-0940
• 卷排序：159

文摘

We present an extremely infrequent case of brain metastasis of a parotid tumor. To our knowledge, this is the second case reported of a brain metastasis of a malignant parotid tumor, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Pleomorphic adenoma represents 60% of tumors of the parotid gland, and although it is a benign tumor, it can transform into carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in 5% of cases, one of the most aggressive neoplasms of the salivary glands. We want to note the need for an accurate diagnostic. Thanks to aggressive surgical management, our patient survived more than 1½ years.