title: A case of undifferentiated carcinoma arising in the mandible.
abstract: A case of undifferentiated carcinoma arising in the minor salivary gland is reported. Preoperative chemotherapy, surgery and postoperative immunotherapy were performed and good results were obtained for 15 months after surgery. However, metastasis to the lung occurred 18 months after surgery. The histologic diagnosis, clinical findings and origin of this tumor are discussed.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Oral Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Ishii
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Koizumi
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sakurai
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Matsuda
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tanaka
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yoshimura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Komiyama
mesh_terms: D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary; D008339:Mandibular Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology