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2015

A case of metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma of the spine presenting with paraplegia

Stomato-pharyngology
  • Uraguchi Kensuke
  • ,
  • Noda Yohei
  • ,
  • Fujimoto Shohei
  • ,
  • Makino Takuma
  • ,
  • Onoda Tomoo
  • ,
  • Kariya Shin
  • ,
  • Nishizaki Kazunori

Volume
28
Number
2
First page
177
Last page
182
Language
Japanese
Publishing type
DOI
10.14821/stomatopharyngology.28.177
Publisher
Japan Society of Stomato-pharyngology

The pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumor of the salivary glands. Although pleomorphic adenomas are classified as a benign tumor, they have the capacity to undergo malignant transformation. The malignant transformation is often associated with a prolonged history of untreated or recurrent pleomorphic adenoma. Distant metastasis of benign pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary glands rarely occurs, and the World Health Organization (WHO) classifies it as a metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma within the category of malignant epithelial tumors of the salivary gland. Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma can be found after long-term follow-up in the patients with a history of pleomorphic adenoma in the salivary gland. In this study, we report on a 77-year-old female with a metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma of the spine presenting with leg paralysis 13 years after the initial parotidectomy.

Link information
DOI
https://doi.org/10.14821/stomatopharyngology.28.177
CiNii Articles
http://ci.nii.ac.jp/naid/130005438175
URL
http://search.jamas.or.jp/link/ui/2015289785
ID information
  • DOI : 10.14821/stomatopharyngology.28.177
  • CiNii Articles ID : 130005438175

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