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. 2019 May-Jun;85(3):388-392.
doi: 10.1016/j.bjorl.2016.03.002. Epub 2016 Apr 22.

Synchronous multiple unilateral parotid gland tumors of benign and malignant histological types: case report and literature review

Aleksandra Ochal-Choińska  1 , Antoni Bruzgielewicz  2 , Ewa Osuch-Wójcikiewicz  2
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Synchronous multiple unilateral parotid gland tumors of benign and malignant histological types: case report and literature review

Aleksandra Ochal-Choińska et al. Braz J Otorhinolaryngol. 2019 May-Jun.
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Figure 1
61-Year old patient with left parotid mass, on admission to the hospital.
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Figure 2
An enhanced CT scan of the parotid gland. Heterogeneously enhanced, left parotid mass, involving both lobes of the gland.
Figure 3
Figure 3
The histopatology of the resected specimen showing (A) Warthin tumor composed of lymphoid and epithelial cells, (B, C) malignant epithelial cells of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, in the background of (D) pleomorphic adenoma.
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