Carcinoma ex mixed tumor arising in the parotid gland.
- Author:
Yung Suk CHOI
1
;
Eui Hwan HWANG
;
Sang Rae LEE
Author Information
1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, College of Dentistry, Kyung Hee University, Seoul, Korea. hehan@mms.kyunghee.ac.kr
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
malignant mixed tumor;
carcinoma ex mixed tumor;
parotid gland
- MeSH:
Aged;
Facial Paralysis;
Female;
Humans;
Mixed Tumor, Malignant;
Neoplasms, Second Primary;
Parotid Gland*
- From:Korean Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology
2000;30(1):92-99
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Carcinoma exmixed tumor is a mixed tumor in which a second neoplasm develops from the epithelial component that fulfills the criteria for malignancy. This tumor occurs frequently in the parotid glands. Individuals in whom carcinoma ex mixed tumor have a past history of benign mixed tumor. These lesions contain both a benign mixed tumor as well as a malignant neoplasm. We report a case of carcinoma ex mixed tumor which occurred in the parotid gland. A 67-year-old woman presented with movable right mass. she complained pain and facial paralysis. The clinical presentation, several diagnostic images, and histopathologic findings are presented.
