Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the parotid gland-report of a rare case and a review of the literature

Abstract Background Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare soft tissue tumor that generally involves the retroperitoneum, pelvis, omentum and mesentery in younger patients. However, extra-abdominal DSRCT is very rare. Case presentation A 49-year-old Japanese man noticed a mass in the...

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Main Authors: Kanako C. Hatanaka, Emi Takakuwa, Yutaka Hatanaka, Akira Suzuki, Satoshi IIzuka, Nayuta Tsushima, Tomoko Mitsuhashi, Shintaro Sugita, Akihiro Homma, Shojiroh Morinaga, Tadashi Hashegawa, Yoshihiro Matsuno
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:Diagnostic Pathology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13000-019-0825-1