Myoepithelial Carcinoma Arising in a Plasmacytoid Myoepithelioma of the Parotid Gland Synchronized with Melanoma: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

Autor: Pamela Denisse Soberanis-Piña, Ricardo Fernández-Ferreira, Héctor Hugo Buerba-Vieregge, Edgar Varela-Santoyo, Jerónimo Rafael Rodriguez-Cid, Andres Macari-Jorge, Rita Dorantes-Heredia
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2021
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Zdroj: Case Reports in Oncology, Vol 14, Iss 1, Pp 173-183 (2021)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1662-6575
DOI: 10.1159/000510937
Popis: Myoepithelial carcinoma, also known as malignant myoepithelioma, is considered an extremely rare (0.45–1%) malignant salivary gland neoplasm. Approximately 100 cases have been reported in the English-language literature on myoepithelial carcinoma. The majority of the myoepitheliomas described in the literature have been benign, and the malignant counterpart is considered rare (
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