%0 Journal Article
%T Unusual Metastases from a Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland: A Case and Literature¡¯s Review
%A Giuditta Mannelli
%A Lucio Rucci
%A Oreste Gallo
%J International Journal of Otolaryngology and Head & Neck Surgery
%P 232-235
%@ 2168-5460
%D 2013
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ijohns.2013.26048
%X <p class=\"MsoNormal\">
	<span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Background</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">:</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Pleomorphic adenoma constitutes the most
common benign parotid gland tumor. Local recurrence after surgery has been
described in 1</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">%</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">5</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">%</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> of cases, and malignant evolution in 2</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">%</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">9% of
cases. Metastasizing pleomorphic adenomas ha</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">s</span><span lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> rarely been
reported. No histologic or molecular parameters exist at the present time that
could predict the development of metastasis in these neoplasms.</span><span lang=\"EN-US\"> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods and Results:</span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> A 54-year-old woman had a superficial left
parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation for pleomorphic adenoma. She
developed two recurrences in 2000 and 2001, but 25 years later the first
operation she presented a metastasis in her right gluteal region with evidence
of local recurrence. </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Conclusion: </span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Metastatizing
pleomorphic adenoma is a rare pathologic situation but, in case of swelling or
lump appearance in patients with pleomorphic adenoma history, it should be
taken in mind.</span></span>
</p>
%K Salivary Gland Tumors
%K Pleomorphic Adenoma
%K Metastases
%K Surgery
%K Gluteal Region
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=39302