Metastatic involvement of parotid from carcinoma of the breast--a case report
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Published on: November 29, 2018
Suwarna B Dangore-Khasbage1, Shirish S Degwekar, Rahul R Bhowate
1Sharad Pawar Dental College & Hospital, Wardha, Maharashtra, India. dangore_suwarna@rediffmail.com
Introduction:
Involvement of parotid gland by metastases from distant primary malignant tumors is rare.
Case Report:
A 42-year-old female having right breast cancer had reported to the Department of Oral Diagnosis and Medicine with a chief complaint of a swelling in the left parotid gland region for 2 months. On the basis of clinical findings, the primary malignancy of parotid gland was provisionally suspected.
Discussion:
Microscopic examination of parotid and breast revealed that parotid gland was involved as a distant metastases from a breast carcinoma, indicating that a swelling in the parotid needs to be assessed and investigated very carefully.