Synchronous double primary cancers of the unilateral parotid gland

Acta Otolaryngol. 2007 Feb;127(2):209-12. doi: 10.1080/00016480500415597.

Abstract

Synchronous parotid neoplasms, especially synchronous neoplasms of two separate and histologically different types, are extremely uncommon. A review of the literature revealed that most reported cases were either a combination of two distinct benign neoplasms or a benign neoplasm and another malignant tumor. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no report of synchronous unilateral double primary carcinomas of the parotid gland. Here we report a 39-year-old woman who exhibited basal cell adenocarcinoma and mucoepidermoid carcinoma simultaneously in the left parotid gland.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenocarcinoma / pathology*
  • Adenocarcinoma / therapy
  • Adult
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / pathology*
  • Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / therapy
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / pathology*
  • Neoplasms, Multiple Primary / therapy
  • Parotid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Parotid Neoplasms / therapy
  • Radiotherapy, Adjuvant