title: Ossifying pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: a case report and review.
abstract: Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common parotid gland neoplasm and occasionally arises from the deep lobe of the parotid gland with extension into the parapharyngeal space. However, ossification of pleomorphic adenoma is rare, although chondroid and myxochondroid tissue formation is frequently seen histologically. We report an unusual case of ossifying pleomorphic adenoma arising from the deep lobe of the parotid gland in the parapharyngeal space.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Gifu University School of Medicine, Gifu, Japan. hkato@gifu-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kato
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kanematsu
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mizuta
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Ito
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hirose
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Hoshi
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000209:etiology; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed