Recurrent parotid adenocarcinoma occurring within the cerebellopontine angle.
A patient presented 3 1/2 years after resection of a malignant parotid tumor with a new cerebellopontine angle mass. The presence of multiple punctate calcifications and loss of T2 signal were helpful in correctly identifying the lesion as mucinous adenocarcinoma.
D002288:Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D000368:Aged; D002528:Cerebellar Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002530:Cerebellopontine Angle / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003390:Cranial Nerve Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012086:Reoperation; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed