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Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland
Kyeong Suk Park1, Jo Heon Kim2, Dong Hoon Lee1
1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chonnam National University Medical School & Hwasun Hospital, Hwasun, South Korea.
Introduction:
Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) is a rare malignant tumor of the parotid gland. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of CXPA of the parotid gland in patients managed for 11 years at this hospital.
Methods:
The study included 17 cases of CXPA of the parotid gland from January 2010 to December 2020.
Results:
Over 11 years, CXPA was the fourth most common parotid carcinoma, accounting for 9.4% of the 180 cases finally diagnosed as parotid carcinoma. Of the 17 cases of CXPA of the parotid gland, 12 lesions were removed by superficial parotidectomy, four lesions by total parotidectomy, and one lesion by radical parotidectomy. Four patients underwent neck dissection. The most common histopathology type was salivary duct carcinoma (n = 13, 76.5%). Postoperative radiation therapy (RT) was performed in 15 patients. Two patients (11.8%) experienced CXPA recurrence 14 and 19 months after surgery.
Conclusion:
CXPA of the parotid gland was treated without recurrence in about 90% of the patients through surgery and postoperative RT. In the case of frankly invasive or adverse factors in the histopathological examination, more attention is required because CXPA recurrence may occur more frequently.
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