title: Leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland: a case report.
abstract: Primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland is an extremely rare neoplasm. We here describe the case of a 78-year-old male patient presenting with such a tumor. Five years after surgical treatment, the patient is alive and recurrence-free. To our knowledge, our case represents just the sixth case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland reported in the English literature. The clinical features of these cases are summarized.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathology, University of Schleswig-Holstein (Campus Lübeck), Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538, Lübeck, Germany. krueger@patho.uni-luebeck.de
authors.forename: Stefan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krüger
authors.forename: Konrad
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sommer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007890:Leiomyosarcoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery