Malignant mixed tumor of the parotid gland presenting as a scalp nodule: a case report.
Malignant mixed tumors of the parotid gland are rare. Metastasizing lesions are even more rare. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first case reported in the English literature in which the scalp nodule was the primary manifestation of the malignant nature of the parotid tumor.
D002356:Cartilage / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009373:Neoplasms, Germ Cell and Embryonal / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D012535:Scalp; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*