## 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 re
Leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland: a case report
✍ Scribed by Stefan Krüger; Konrad Sommer
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2006
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 274 KB
- Volume
- 263
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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