title: Malignant mixed tumor of salivary gland with a solitary metastasis to the tibia.
abstract: A 23-year-old, male patient previously operated on four times for a recurring, benign, paranasal mass was admitted to our clinic with pain and swelling under the knee. Physical and radiological examination revealed a malignant process. The histopathological examination of the fine-needle biopsy specimen of the tibia was a malignant mixed tumor. Then. en-bloc resection, free fibular grafting, and fixation with blade plate was performed for one-third of the tibia, conserving the knee joint. Recurrences and metastasis were not observed after surgery and radiotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Orthopedics, Trabzon, Turkey.
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aynaci
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Onder
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yildiz
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D001859:Bone Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011859:Radiography; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D013977:Tibia