Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the submandibular gland with symptomatic lung metastases treated with chemotherapy.
This report concerns a patient with symptomatic lung metastases from an epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma of the submandibular gland. Although the efficacy of chemotherapy is unknown in this disease, our patient was treated with cisplatin combined with 5-fluorouracil and later with paclitaxel and cyclophosphamide. Chemotherapy allowed disease stabilization and relief of the pulmonary symptoms. This is the first report on the use of chemotherapy in this very rare salivary gland carcinoma.
Pierard
Sophie
S
Department of Medical Oncology, Clinique de Cancérologie Cervico-Maxillo-Faciale, Cliniques Universitaires Saint-Luc, Université Catholique de Louvain, 10 Av. Hippocrate, 1200 Brussels, Belgium.
Gregoire
Vincent
V
Weynand
Birgit
B
Machiels
Jean-Pascal
JP
D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000556:secondary; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D003520:Cyclophosphamide / Q000627:therapeutic use; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009208:Myoepithelioma / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009375:Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D017239:Paclitaxel / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy
D003520:Cyclophosphamide; D017239:Paclitaxel; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil