An unusual cause of facial pain: malignant change in a calcified pleomorphic adenoma in the deep lobe of the parotid gland.
We describe a case of a malignant change in a calcified pleomorphic adenoma of the deep lobe of the parotid gland in a patient whose initial symptom was facial pain. We also discuss the relative merits of the different imaging modalities as they apply to the parotid gland.
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D002114:Calcinosis / Q000150:complications; D005157:Facial Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed