Case report: cavernous sinus metastasis of the parotid carcinoma: a very unusual case.
Cavernous sinus is an uncommon site of metastasis for the head and neck tumors, and especially for the tumors of parotid gland. The case reported here is the second reported case of parotid carcinoma metastatic to the cavernous sinus, proven by histopathology. Also it is the first reported parotid gland acinic cell carcinoma metastasis to the cavernous sinus.
Department of Medical Oncology, Ankara Numune Research and Education Hospital, Ankara, Turkey.
Nuriye
N
Yildirim
Berna
B
Oksüzoğlu
Murat
M
Vural
Ozge
O
Han
Nurullah
N
Zengin
D000328:Adult; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D002426:Cavernous Sinus / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006261:Headache / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome