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European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology
Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology 6/2008

01-06-2008 | Case Report

Parotid gland metastasis from glioblastoma multiforme: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: Marcel Kraft, Florian Lang, Richard Braunschweig, Robert-Charles Janzer

Published in: European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology | Issue 6/2008

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Abstract

We describe a rare case of glioblastoma multiforme with extracranial metastasis to the right parotid gland. A 58-year-old man presented with a parotid tumor and facial paralysis 15 months after craniotomy and partial lobectomy for glioblastoma multiforme of the right temporal lobe. Diagnosis was confirmed by ultrasound guided core-needle biopsy. By this means, a second hospitalization with open surgical biopsy of the parotid gland under general anesthesia for diagnosis only was avoided in this obviously palliative situation. The possible mechanisms of metastasic spread in this highly aggressive tumor and its diagnostic investigation are discussed and compared with the literature.
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Metadata
Title
Parotid gland metastasis from glioblastoma multiforme: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
Marcel Kraft
Florian Lang
Richard Braunschweig
Robert-Charles Janzer
Publication date
01-06-2008
Publisher
Springer-Verlag
Published in
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology / Issue 6/2008
Print ISSN: 0937-4477
Electronic ISSN: 1434-4726
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-007-0499-2

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