title: [Parotid metastases: value of imaging. Review of the literature, apropos of 4 cases].
abstract: Parotid gland is a very unusual site of metastasis. Four proven cases are described. The tumor was occult in three cases out of four. In one case, an extra neck primitive tumor was suspected. Two kinds of metastases are described: firstly, metastases within the salivary gland with look like pleomorphic adenoma and are secondary to hematogenous spread; secondly, lymph node metastasis (two cases). Their diagnosis appear easier as they are not usually completely surrounded by parenchyma. They can reveal either occult head and neck tumor or visceral tumor.
authors.affiliation: Service de radiologie, Hôpital St-Antoine, Paris.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Marsot-Dupuch
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Brunereau
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Meyer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Trappe
authors.forename: X
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Lachiver
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Firat
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Lévy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009382:Neoplasms, Unknown Primary / Q000473:pathology*; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014463:Ultrasonography
vernacular_title: Métastases parotidiennes: intérêt de l'imagerie. Revue de la littérature, a propos de 4 cas.