Primary carcinosarcoma of the parotid gland

Carcinosarcoma is a rare malignant ‘mixed’ tumour in the head and neck region. We present a case of carcinosarcoma in a long standing parotid lump and share our experience in the management of the disease together with a review of recent English literature on the subject.

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Autores principales: Keh, Siew M., Tait, Andrew, Ahsan, Farhan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: PAGEPress Publications 2011
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3981445/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24765358
http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e117
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spelling pubmed-39814452014-04-24 Primary carcinosarcoma of the parotid gland Keh, Siew M. Tait, Andrew Ahsan, Farhan Clin Pract Case Report Carcinosarcoma is a rare malignant ‘mixed’ tumour in the head and neck region. We present a case of carcinosarcoma in a long standing parotid lump and share our experience in the management of the disease together with a review of recent English literature on the subject. PAGEPress Publications 2011-11-14 /pmc/articles/PMC3981445/ /pubmed/24765358 http://dx.doi.org/10.4081/cp.2011.e117 Text en ©Copyright S.M. Keh et al., 2011 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 3.0 License (CC BY-NC 3.0). Licensee PAGEPress, Italy
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