Parotid adenocarcinoma

Case contributed by Domenico Nicoletti , 11 May 2017
Diagnosis certain
Changed by Mostafa Elfeky, 27 Nov 2019

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Parotid adenocarcinoma with lymph node metastasis
Age changed from 56 to 55 years.
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Swelling at the right parotid region.
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The patient was subjected to right parotidectomy and cervical lateral emptyinglymph node dissection surgery.

Parotid Parotid malignant tumorstumours are rare. There are low aggressive tumorstumours (acinar cell carcinoma, muco-epidermal and mucoepidermoid carcinoma) and more aggressive forms (squamous cell carcinoma, and adenoid-cystic cystic carcinoma).

  • -<p>The patient was subjected to right parotidectomy and cervical lateral emptying.</p><p>Parotid malignant tumors are rare. There are low aggressive tumors (acinar cell carcinoma, muco-epidermal carcinoma) and more aggressive forms (squamous cell carcinoma, adenoid-cystic carcinoma).</p>
  • +<p>The patient was subjected to right parotidectomy and cervical lymph node dissection surgery. Parotid malignant tumours are rare. There are low aggressive tumours (acinar cell carcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma) and more aggressive forms (squamous cell carcinoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma).</p>

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  • Oncology

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Neck
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Neck ultrasound

RoundA rounded hypoechoic neoformationlesion with flow signals in the right parotid gland with associated multiple adenopathies. Useful biopsy.

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Neck
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 Neck MRI

The lesion is bounded inlocated at the upper portion of the parotid gland, extended from the most superficial to the deeper, also affecting the course of the facial nerve. The lesion with enhancement, shows well-defined contours and homogeneous structure with modest component necrotic. There are intra-parotid adenomegalies inadenopathies and at the laterocervical sitelateral cervical level 2.

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Parotid adenocarcinoma with lymph node metastasis
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