A case of sebaceous carcinoma of the parotid gland

Sebaceous carcinoma of salivary gland origin is an extremely rare malignancy. It occurs mainly in the parotid gland. This is a case report of a sebaceous carcinoma in a 57‐year‐old woman who had a lump over the right parotid region for 8–9 months. The tumour was composed of small basaloid cells and...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of oral pathology & medicine 2003-02, Vol.32 (2), p.121-123
Hauptverfasser:	Siriwardena, B. S. M. S., Tilakaratne, W. M., Rajapakshe, R. M. S. K.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous - pathology Biological and medical sciences Dentistry Female Head and neck surgery. Maxillofacial surgery. Dental surgery. Orthodontics Humans Medical sciences Middle Aged Neoplasm Invasiveness Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology Parotid Neoplasms - pathology parotid region sebaceous carcinoma Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases Surgery of the upper aerodigestive tract Tumors Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology
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Zusammenfassung:	Sebaceous carcinoma of salivary gland origin is an extremely rare malignancy. It occurs mainly in the parotid gland. This is a case report of a sebaceous carcinoma in a 57‐year‐old woman who had a lump over the right parotid region for 8–9 months. The tumour was composed of small basaloid cells and large foamy cells. Sebaceous differentiation was evident in some tumour islands. This is the first case reported in the Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya.
ISSN:	0904-2512 1600-0714
DOI:	10.1034/j.1600-0714.2003.00037.x