Metastasis of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma to the brain without previous metastasis to the lungs or bones: a case report

Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is a rare type of cancer of the salivary gland that involves the malignant transformation of a primary or recurrent pleomorphic adenoma, which often metastasises to the lungs or bones, or both. To the best of our knowledge, however, nobody has reported a distant meta...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of oral & maxillofacial surgery 2019-11, Vol.57 (9), p.926-928
Hauptverfasser:	Yoshioka, Y., Hayashi, S., Hamada, A., Toratani, S., Okamoto, T.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma - diagnosis Adenoma, Pleomorphic - diagnosis Bioradiotherapy Blood-brain barrier Brain Brain metastasis Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma Cell Transformation, Neoplastic Cetuximab Dentistry Humans Male Middle Aged Salivary Gland Neoplasms - diagnosis Salivary Glands - pathology
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Zusammenfassung:	Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is a rare type of cancer of the salivary gland that involves the malignant transformation of a primary or recurrent pleomorphic adenoma, which often metastasises to the lungs or bones, or both. To the best of our knowledge, however, nobody has reported a distant metastasis of this lesion to the brain without such previous metastasis. We report a case in a 64-year-old man.
ISSN:	0266-4356 1532-1940
DOI:	10.1016/j.bjoms.2019.07.017