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Leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Semih Öncel ,
Musa Doǧanay ,
Ali Özer ,
Seçil Arslanoǧlu ,
Murat Ermete  and
Nezahat Erdoǧan
Semih Öncel*
Affiliation:
1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology, State Hospital, Yeşilyurt, İzmir, Turkey
Musa Doǧanay
Affiliation:
1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology, State Hospital, Yeşilyurt, İzmir, Turkey
Ali Özer
Affiliation:
1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology, State Hospital, Yeşilyurt, İzmir, Turkey
Seçil Arslanoǧlu
Affiliation:
1st Department of Otorhinolaryngology, State Hospital, Yeşilyurt, İzmir, Turkey
Murat Ermete
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, State Hospital, Yeşilyurt, İzmir, Turkey
Nezahat Erdoǧan
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, State Hospital, Yeşilyurt, İzmir, Turkey
*
Address for correspondence: Semih Öncel, M.D., Mithatpaşa Cad. No. 424/2, İzmir, Turkey
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Abstract

A 36-year-old patient with a primary leiomyosarcoma of the left parotid gland is presented. To our knowledge this is only the second case of a parotid leiomyosarcoma in the world according to the literature review.

Keywords

LeiomyosarcomaParotid neoplasms
Type
Pathology in Focus
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 110 , Issue 4 , April 1996 , pp. 401 - 403
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1996

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Footnotes

Presented at the 23rd National Congress of Otorhinolaryngology (30 September-4 October 1995, Antalya, Turkey).

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