title: Metastatic salivary pleomorphic adenoma.
abstract: Pleomorphic adenomas of the salivary gland are usually regarded as benign tumours. We report a case in which a solitary pulmonary metastasis arose from a pleomorphic adenoma of the right parotid gland. The mechanism of metastasis is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Otolaryngology Unit, Royal Infirmary (Phase I), Edinburgh.
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Sim
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Maran
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Harris
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*