title: Metastatic tumours of the parotid region.
abstract: Metastatic disease in the parotid gland and its associated lymph nodes is generally thought to be uncommon. A review of 121 cases was undertaken to study the incidence, histology and prognosis of secondary malignancy in the parotid region. Forty-two per cent of the cases were secondary malignancies. The majority of these were squamous cell carcinoma, and in this group the prognosis was poor.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Bergersen
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Kennedy
authors.forename: K L
authors.initials: KL
authors.lastname: Kneale
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary*; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies