A parotid gland mass as an initial metastatic manifestation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
80% of salivary gland tumors are of parotid origin; of these, 80% are benign and 20% are malignant. Metastases are rarely found in the parotid gland. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) metastasis to the parotid gland is even rarer. We present a case of a parotid mass as an initial manifestation of NPC m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-09-01
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| Series: | Journal of Cancer Research and Practice |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300618300065 |