| Autor: |
Asarkar, Ameya, Takalkar, Amol, Dhawan, Manish, Nathan, Cherie Ann O. |
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BMJ Case Reports; 11/30/2018, Vol. 11 Issue 1, p1-4, 4p, 5 Color Photographs |
| Abstrakt: |
Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a rare and extremely aggressive salivary gland cancer. An 81-year-old woman with SDC underwent a total parotidectomy with facial nerve sacrifice and a neck dissection. Following surgery, she was diagnosed with disseminated bone marrow metastases. She underwent chemotherapy and trastuzumab for palliation. We present a case of SDC of the parotid which was diagnosed with disseminated bone marrow metastasis following surgery for the primary. This case also highlights the importance of having a high index of suspicion while evaluating highly aggressive tumours like SDC for any atypical findings during workup. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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Complementary Index |
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