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Metastatic salivary pleomorphic adenoma

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

David W. Sim ,
Arnold G. D. Maran  and
Douglas Harris
David W. Sim*
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Unit, The Royal Infirmary (Phase I), Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place
Arnold G. D. Maran
Affiliation:
Otolaryngology Unit, The Royal Infirmary (Phase I), Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place
Douglas Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Pathology, University of Edinburgh, Teviot Place
*
Dr. D. W. Sim, Otolaryngology Unit, The Royal Infirmary (Phase I), Edinburgh.
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Abstract

Pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary gland are usually regarded as benign tumours. We report a case in which a solitary pulmonary metastasis arose from a pleomorphic adenoma of the right parotid gland. The mechanism of metastasis is discussed.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 104 , Issue 1 , January 1990 , pp. 45 - 47
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1990

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