Poorly differentiated carcinoma arising from adenolymphoma of the parotid gland

BMC Surgery

Lorenzo Pignataro³  Carmelo Arizzi²  Matilde De Simone⁴  Michele M Ciulla¹  Gabriele Scaramellini³  Ugo Cioffi⁴  Paola Braidotti²  Andrea Peri³  Laura Cattaneo²  Stefano Ferrero² 

[1] Institute of General Clinical Medicine and Medical Therapy, Centre of Clinical Physiology and Hypertension, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, I.R.C.C.S, University of Milan, Milan, Italy;Pathology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Paolo and Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, University of Milan, Milan, Italy;Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, I.R.C.C.S., Milan, Italy;Department of Surgery, Ospedale Maggiore di Milano, I.R.C.C.S, University of Milan, Milan, Italy

关键词: salivary gland carcinoma;    parotid gland;    malignant adenolymphoma;    Warthin's tumour;   

Others  :  1123823
DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2482-3-1

 received in 2002-10-22, accepted in 2003-01-17,  发布年份 2003

【 摘 要 】

Background

There is only one previous case report of a poorly differentiated carcinoma arising from an adenolymphoma of the parotid gland (Warthin's tumour). The absence of clinical symptoms, and the aspecificity of the radiological pattern make the diagnosis very difficult.

Case presentation

We here report the case of a 73-year-old man with Warthin's tumour who was brought to our attention because of a swelling in the parotid region.

Conclusions

In this case with an atypical clinical presentation, the intra-operative examination of a frozen section of the parotid mass allowed us to diagnose the malignant tumour correctly and consequently undertake its radical excision.

【 授权许可】

   
2003 Ferrero et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article: verbatim copying and redistribution of this article are permitted in all media for any purpose, provided this notice is preserved along with the article's original URL.

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