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| Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland: A case report | ||||||
| Ali Dehghani Nazhvani1, Reza Tabrizi1, Sara Amanpour2 | ||||||
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1Assistant Professor, Oral & Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran.
2Post-graduate Student, Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology, Dental School, Shiraz University of Medical Sciences, Shiraz, Iran. | ||||||
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| Nazhvani AD, Tabrizi R, Amanpour S. Primary mucinous adenocarcinoma of the parotid gland: Case report. International Journal of Case Reports and Images 2012;3(9):33–35. |
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Abstract
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Introduction:
Primary colloid carcinoma or mucinous adenocarcinoma (MAC) of the salivary glands, is an extremely rare neoplasm. Only six cases of major salivary glands origin have been occurred.
Case Report: A case of MAC of parotid gland in a 55-year-old male and its diagnostic approach is given here. Conclusion: MAC is a high grade malignancy with a significant risk of recurrence and metastasis that need special treatment considerations. | |
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Key Words:
Mucinous adenocarcinoma, Colloid carcinoma, Parotid, Cytokeratin 7 (CK7)
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Author Contributions:
Ali Dehghani Nazhvani - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Reza Tabrizi - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published Sara Amanpour - Substantial contributions to conception and design, Acquisition of data, Drafting the article, Revising it critically for important intellectual content, Final approval of the version to be published |
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Guarantor of submission:
The corresponding author is the guarantor of submission. |
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Source of support:
None |
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Conflict of interest:
Authors declare no conflict of interest. |
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Copyright:
© Ali Dehghani Nazhvani et al. 2012; This article is distributed the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any means provided the original authors and original publisher are properly credited. (Please see Copyright Policy for more information.) |
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