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Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports 1/2016

Open Access 01-12-2016 | Case report

Sebaceous carcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature

Authors: El Amin Marnouche, Abdelhak Maghous, Selma Kadiri, Soufiane Berhili, Asmae Touil, Fouad Kettani, Sanaa Majjaoui, Hanane Elkacemi, Tayeb Kebdani, Noureddine Benjaafar

Published in: Journal of Medical Case Reports | Issue 1/2016

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Abstract

Background

Sebaceous carcinoma is a rare malignancy primarily with aggressive growth affecting the cutaneous tissues of the periocular region. Sebaceous carcinoma of the parotid gland is exceedingly rare, with only 32 cases reported in the literature. Our case brings this total to 33.

Case presentation

We present a case of a 57-year-old Moroccan woman with a firm, painless, slowly enlarging swelling at her left parotid area, with normal overlying skin and no palpable neck nodes. Parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation was performed, and microscopic examination showed sebaceous carcinoma. Then, she underwent adjuvant radiotherapy. With a follow up of 20 months, head and neck computed tomography revealed no recurrence.

Conclusions

The optimal treatment is unclear. With more cases reported, clinicopathological characteristics and histogenesis are increasingly understood. Therefore the treatment for this rare tumor continues to evolve.
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Metadata
Title
Sebaceous carcinoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review of the literature
Authors
El Amin Marnouche
Abdelhak Maghous
Selma Kadiri
Soufiane Berhili
Asmae Touil
Fouad Kettani
Sanaa Majjaoui
Hanane Elkacemi
Tayeb Kebdani
Noureddine Benjaafar
Publication date
01-12-2016
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
Journal of Medical Case Reports / Issue 1/2016
Electronic ISSN: 1752-1947
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-0946-z

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