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Epidermoid carcinoma involving the parotid gland and orbital region: case report of a rare entity
- Source :
- Europe PubMed Central, Scopus-Elsevier
- Publication Year :
- 2008
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Abstract
- Epidermoid carcinoma (also known as squamous cell carcinoma) of the parotid gland is more prevalent among the elderly, as are other head and neck tumors. In most cases it is observed either as a nodal metastasis of a primary tumor that drains into the parotid area or as a direct extension of a tumor that has originated in the upper dermis. Primary epidermoid carcinomas arising directly from the parotid gland are extremely rare. Similarly, secondary invasion of the orbital region by a neighboring tumor is more common than primary epidermoid carcinoma of the orbit, which is also rare. In this article, we discuss the diagnosis and treatment of a rare case of epidermoid carcinoma simultaneously invading the parotid gland and the orbit.
- Subjects :
- Pathology
medicine.medical_specialty
Orbital region
Fatal Outcome
stomatognathic system
Dermis
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
Carcinoma
Medicine
Humans
Aged, 80 and over
business.industry
medicine.disease
Primary tumor
Parotid gland
Parotid Neoplasms
stomatognathic diseases
Direct Extension
medicine.anatomical_structure
Otorhinolaryngology
Epidermoid carcinoma
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Orbital Neoplasms
Female
business
Orbit (anatomy)
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 19427522
- Volume :
- 87
- Issue :
- 7
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Ear, nose,throat journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....00d16855fd98460e591ba2d8e30b764b