Leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland: A case report and review of the literature

✍ Scribed by Kang, John (author);Levinson, Jonathan A. (author);Hitti, Ibrahim F. (author)

• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Year: 1999
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 135 KB
• Volume: 21
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 1043-3074
• DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0347(199903)21:2<168::aid-hed12>3.0.co;2-1

✦ Synopsis

Background:

A primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland has been reported only three times in the english literature. this type of tumor represents an extremely rare group of salivary gland neoplasm.

Methods:

A 44 year old man was initially seen with a 5 cm right parotid mass which was resected with a total parotidectomy, preserving the facial nerve. the patient had no palpable cervical lymph nodes.

Results:

The majority of the specimen was made up of a relatively well demarcated tumor 5 cm in diameter. the tumor was noted to contain moderate to poorly differentiated primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid.

Conclusions:

A primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland is an extremely rare existing entity. a review of the literature reveals that primary leiomyosarcoma and other sarcomas of the major salivary glands may share similar histogenesis and biologic behavior with their soft tissue counterparts.