Pleomorphic Adenoma Originating from Heterotopic Salivary Tissue of the Upper Neck: A Diagnostic Pitfall
Joint Authors
La Macchia, Riccardo
Stefanelli, Salvatore
Lenoir, Vincent
Dulguerov, Nicolas
Pache, Jean-Claude
Becker, Minerva
Source
Case Reports in Otolaryngology
Issue
Vol. 2017, Issue 2017 (31 Dec. 2017), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2017-11-15
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Pleomorphic adenoma directly arising in the neck is thought to originate from heterotopic salivary gland tissue.
In this article, we present the case of a 55-year-old female patient with a histologically proven pleomorphic adenoma located at the left mandibular angle, anteriorly to the sternocleidomastoid muscle and posteroinferiorly to the submandibular gland.
As the patient also had an ipsilateral thyroid nodule with coarse calcifications, clinical and radiological features suggested a possible level II metastatic lymph node.
However, ultrasound-guided fine needle aspiration cytology and postsurgery histopathological examination revealed a pleomorphic adenoma arising from heterotopic salivary gland tissue unrelated to a benign thyroid nodule.
In this article, we provide a review of the existing literature on heterotopic salivary gland tissue and related neoplasms and discuss their imaging presentation.
American Psychological Association (APA)
La Macchia, Riccardo& Stefanelli, Salvatore& Lenoir, Vincent& Dulguerov, Nicolas& Pache, Jean-Claude& Becker, Minerva. 2017. Pleomorphic Adenoma Originating from Heterotopic Salivary Tissue of the Upper Neck: A Diagnostic Pitfall. Case Reports in Otolaryngology،Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
La Macchia, Riccardo…[et al.]. Pleomorphic Adenoma Originating from Heterotopic Salivary Tissue of the Upper Neck: A Diagnostic Pitfall. Case Reports in Otolaryngology No. 2017 (2017), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
La Macchia, Riccardo& Stefanelli, Salvatore& Lenoir, Vincent& Dulguerov, Nicolas& Pache, Jean-Claude& Becker, Minerva. Pleomorphic Adenoma Originating from Heterotopic Salivary Tissue of the Upper Neck: A Diagnostic Pitfall. Case Reports in Otolaryngology. 2017. Vol. 2017, no. 2017, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1148692
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1148692