Primary myxofibrosarcoma of the parotid: case report

BMC Cancer

Case Report

Xin Chen¹  Zhao-Hui Shi¹  Yang Chen¹  Xu Li¹  Li Qiao¹  Jian-Hua Qiu¹  Jing Ye² 

[1] Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, Xi'an, P.R. China;Department of Pathology, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, 710032, Xi'an, P.R. China;

关键词: Facial Nerve;    Cervical Lymph Node;    Synovial Sarcoma;    Giant Tumor Cell;    Dendritic Cell Sarcoma;   

DOI  :  10.1186/1471-2407-10-246

 received in 2009-12-30, accepted in 2010-06-01,  发布年份 2010

来源: Springer

【 摘 要 】

BackgroundMyxofibrosarcoma is common in the extremities of elderly people and is characterized by a high frequency of local recurrence.Case presentationWe report a 37 year old female who presented with a 4-month history of facial pain and a 3-month history of painful progressive swelling in the preauricular area. She underwent a total parotidectomy. The tumor was histopathologically and immunohistochemically diagnosed as a low-grade myxofibrosarcoma. The patient was free of disease 9 months after surgery with uneventful post-operative clinical course.ConclusionsParotid area swelling should always alert doctors. To our knowledge, this is the first case of parotid myxofibrosarcoma. It should be added to the differential diagnosis of diseases of the parotid. We have to recognize this disease and seek adequate treatment for it.

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