Management of breast cancer metastasis to parotid gland
Authors : Fatih Akcan, Emel Çadalli Tatar, Güleser Saylam, Hakan Korkmaz
Pages : 100-30
Doi:10.16899/ctd.58937
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Publication Date : 2015-08-28
Article Type : Other
Abstract :Objective: We report a case of metastatic cancer to the parotid gland seen quite rarely. Method: Case report and literature review. Results: Our case was a sixty-one years old female patient who had diagnosis of advanced breast cancer. She had a regional metastasis to the axillary area, and a distant metastasis to the right parotid gland and the left surrenal gland at the time of diagnosis. Right radical mastectomy and axillary lymph node dissection were performed after six cures of neoadjuvant chemotherapy,. Then, she underwent a resection of deep parotid lobe and tumoral mass, which was followed by surrenal gland excision. She is now 12 months beyond her surgery and completely free of disease. Conclution: We consider that with the increased number of parotidectomy for metastatic breast cancer, more dependable knowledge will be obtained in the future.Keywords : Parotid gland, breast canser, metastasis.