title: [Giant cells undifferentiated parotid carcinoma. Report of two cases].
abstract: Tumours of the salivary glands represent a 5% of all head and neck neoplasms. Their origin is the parotid gland in about 80% of the cases. Most of them are benign. We are reporting two cases of patients diagnosed, by our ENT Department, as undifferentiated giant cells parotid carcinoma with cervical metastasis. They were operated by total parotidectomy and radical neck disection and later recieved treatment with radiotherapy. After two years-follow-up both patients are standing alive. The tumoral size is the most important pronostic factor in this histological type.
authors.affiliation: Facultativo Especialista de Otorrinolaringología, Complejo Hospitalario Infanta Cristina, Badajoz. vicentepinorivero@terra.com
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Pino Rivero
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González Palomino
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Trinidad Ruiz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Pardo Romero
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Montero García
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mogollón Cano-Cortés
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Pando Pinto
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Blasco Huelva
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D018286:Carcinoma, Giant Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed