Malignant pleural mesothelioma metastatic to the submandibular salivary gland, simulating glandular hypertrophy, diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a case report and literature review

BACKGROUND: Malignant mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm that generally develops in the pleural or peritoneal cavity. Distant metastases are common; it rarely metastatizes to the head and neck region. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old white man, a non-smoker, was treated with chemotherapy, surgery and r...

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Autores principales: Ambroggi, Massimo, Orlandi, Elena, Foroni, Raoul P, Cavanna, Luigi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24773769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-129

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019898/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24773769
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7819-12-129

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