Report of a unique case of myoepithelial carcinoma of left parotid gland with metachronous bilateral cavernous sinus metastasis

Publication date: June 2018Source: Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, Volume 30, Issue 2Author(s): Rambha Pandey, Rituparna Biswas, Mukurdipi Ray, Prashant P. Ramteke, Ekta Dhamija, Anirban HalderAbstractMyoepithelial carcinoma (MC) is a rare, locally aggressive malignant neoplasm of the salivary glands. Only few evidences on its metastatic behavior are available in the literature. We herein present a unique case of MC of left parotid gland which metastasized to bilateral cavernous sinuses. The patient was successfully treated with palliative radiotherapy and chemotherapy.
Source: Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: research