Parotid pleomorphic adenoma with solitary renal metastasis

Br J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2010 Jan;48(1):61-3. doi: 10.1016/j.bjoms.2009.02.016. Epub 2009 Apr 21.

Abstract

We present a rare case of renal metastasis of a recurrent pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland in an elderly woman. Metastasising pleomorphic adenoma shows malignant clinical behaviour, and although it appears histologically benign, there may be unknown molecular features that determine its unusual ability to spread.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Adenoma, Pleomorphic / diagnostic imaging
  • Adenoma, Pleomorphic / pathology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Kidney Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging
  • Kidney Neoplasms / pathology
  • Kidney Neoplasms / secondary*
  • Middle Aged
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
  • Parotid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed
  • Ultrasonography