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Case Reports
. 2020 Jul 2;2020(6):rjaa163.
doi: 10.1093/jscr/rjaa163. eCollection 2020 Jun.

Parotid adenocarcinoma metastasis to the breast: a case report

Brandon M Smith  1   2 , Vitali Azouz  1   2 , Louisa Liu  1   2 , Gary Williams  1   2
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Case Reports

Parotid adenocarcinoma metastasis to the breast: a case report

Brandon M Smith et al. J Surg Case Rep. .

Abstract

Metastatic salivary gland tumors are rare clinical entities of the head and neck. Parotid gland carcinoma with distant metastases heralds a poor prognosis with a median survival of 4.3-7.3 months. The lungs, long bones, liver and brain are the most common sites of metastasis for parotid gland cancer, along with a few reported cases describing metastasis to the ileum, spleen and iliac crest. We present the first case to our knowledge of parotid adenocarcinoma metastasis to the breast.

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Mammography of palpable mass.
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Infiltration of high-grade poorly differentiated malignant cells from breast biopsy.
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