Prostate cancer with solitary parotid metastasis correctly diagnosed with immunohistochemical stains.
A case of prostate cancer in which the parotid gland was the sole site of metastatic disease is presented. Special immunohistochemical stains of the excisional biopsy allowed for rapid, accurate diagnosis and appropriately directed successful therapy.
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Department of Pathology, Duke University Medical Center, Durham, North Carolina.
Paulson
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Fuller
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Gottfried
M R
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Floyd
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D000135:Acid Phosphatase / Q000032:analysis; D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D000368:Aged; D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000032:analysis; D006801:Humans; D007150:Immunohistochemistry; D008297:Male; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000556:secondary*; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen; D011471:Prostatic Neoplasms
D000951:Antigens, Neoplasm; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D000135:Acid Phosphatase; D017430:Prostate-Specific Antigen