Myoepithelial carcinoma or malignant myoepithelioma are considered extremely rare malignant salivary gland neoplasms. Their clinical behaviour by literature seems variable: most studies reported good prognosis for low-grade malignancy and vice versa. Nevertheless long term survival has been described in patients with high-grade tumours, while patients with low-grade have been reported to develop metastases. We report a case of myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland arising in pleomorphic adenoma in a 52-year-old woman with favourable course in long term follow-up.
Myoepithelial carcinoma of parotid gland: a case report / Lauro, Salvatore; Trasatti, Luciana; G., Larosa; F., Calabretta; DI GIOIA, Cira Rosaria Tiziana; Vecchione, Aldo. - In: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. - ISSN 0250-7005. - 23:3C(2003), pp. 3041-3044.
Myoepithelial carcinoma of parotid gland: a case report
LAURO, Salvatore;TRASATTI, Luciana;DI GIOIA, Cira Rosaria Tiziana;VECCHIONE, Aldo
2003
Abstract
Myoepithelial carcinoma or malignant myoepithelioma are considered extremely rare malignant salivary gland neoplasms. Their clinical behaviour by literature seems variable: most studies reported good prognosis for low-grade malignancy and vice versa. Nevertheless long term survival has been described in patients with high-grade tumours, while patients with low-grade have been reported to develop metastases. We report a case of myoepithelial carcinoma of the parotid gland arising in pleomorphic adenoma in a 52-year-old woman with favourable course in long term follow-up.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
