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[Small cell carcinoma of the parotid gland. A case report]
A Pérez Sánchez1, C I Salazar Fernández, J Moreno Casado
1Servicio de ORL, Hospital General de Mérida, Badajoz.
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|April 29, 1998
Abstract:
A case of small-cell carcinoma (SCC) of the parotid gland in an 82-year-old woman is reported. SCC arising in major salivary glands are extremely rare. By immunohistochemical study, this case was classified as a small-cell carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation. These neoplasms seem to have a far better prognosis than those arising from the bronchial tree. Treatment is mainly local and regional surgery with complementary radiotherapy.