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Case Reports
. 2005 Sep;27(9):825-8.
doi: 10.1002/hed.20219.

Familial bilateral acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid synchronous with pituitary adenoma: case report

Alexander Delides  1 , George Velegrakis, George Kontogeorgos, Evangelia Karagianni, Dimitris Nakas, Emmanuel Helidonis
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Case Reports

Familial bilateral acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid synchronous with pituitary adenoma: case report

Alexander Delides et al. Head Neck. 2005 Sep.

Abstract

Background: Acinic cell carcinoma is a common neoplasm of the salivary glands that occurs predominately in the parotid. Only one case of a familial recurrence of such a neoplasm and 16 cases of bilateral tumors have been reported.

Methods: History files and histologic reports of a patient with bilateral multifocal acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid and a synchronous pituitary adenoma, and of the patient's sister and his father, also treated for parotid tumours, were retrieved.

Results: There was one recurrence of acinic cell carcinoma in the family. A pituitary tumor was a chromophobe gonotrophic adenoma.

Conclusions: This is the 17th case of bilateral acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland and the second reported case with a familial recurrence. It is the first with a synchronous pituitary adenoma.

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