Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the palatal minor salivary gland with extension into the nasopharynx.
Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma presenting in the nasopharynx is extremely rare. We present a case of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma occupying the nasopharynx and the soft palate in a 51-year-old woman. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in the nasopharynx.
Furukawa
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Sendai National Hospital, 2-8-8 Miyagino Miyagino-ku, Sendai 983-8520, Japan. masa3003@ya2.so-net.ne.jp
Suzuki
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H
Matsuura
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K
Takahashi
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Suzuki
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Tezuka
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D004724:Endoscopy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D013517:Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures / Q000379:methods; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed