Epitheloid Myxofibrosarcoma of the Parotid Gland

Myxofibrosarcoma has been recently described as a distinct histological entity and commonly affects the extremities and trunk of the elderly. It is, however, rare in the head and neck (2.8%) region, and we are unaware of any reports of it presenting as a parotid mass. The epitheloid variant accounts...

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出版年:Case Reports in Pathology
主要な著者: B. Srinivasan, M. Ethunandan, K. Hussain, V. Ilankovan
フォーマット: 論文
言語:英語
出版事項: Wiley 2011-01-01
オンライン・アクセス:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2011/641621
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要約:Myxofibrosarcoma has been recently described as a distinct histological entity and commonly affects the extremities and trunk of the elderly. It is, however, rare in the head and neck (2.8%) region, and we are unaware of any reports of it presenting as a parotid mass. The epitheloid variant accounts for less than 3% of myxofibrosarcomas. We report a case of a 78/F presenting with an epitheloid myxofibrosarcoma in the parotid gland. The clinical presentation was of a parotid lump of 9-month duration, and the diagnosis was made following thorough histological assessment. We present what we believe to be the first reported case of a (epitheloid) myxofibrosarcoma affecting the parotid gland and highlight its diagnostic features and outcome of treatment.
ISSN:2090-6781
2090-679X