title: [Parotid metastases from breast cancer].
abstract: Metastatic tumours in parotid gland are very uncommon, and they usually reflect the lymphatic drainage from the head and neck region. The most frequent types of the metastatic tumours are squamous cell carcinoma and malignant melanoma. Metastases to parotid gland from subclavicular area are extremely rare. Two patients with breast cancer and metastases to parotid region are presented. One patient developed metastases in parotid gland 15 years after surgery and radiotherapy of breast cancer. In the latter patient parotid tumour was the first manifestation of the disease. Both patients underwent parotid surgery. None of the patients survived more than 6 months. Metastases in parotid region carry bad prognosis for the patients.
authors.affiliation: Kliniki Otolaryngologii Akademii Medycznej w Lublinie.
authors.forename: Marcin
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Szymański
authors.forename: Henryk
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Siwiec
authors.forename: Witold
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Olszański
authors.forename: Wiesław
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Gołabek
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001943:Breast Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery