title: Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the minor salivary gland with pulmonary metastasis.
abstract: Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma is an exceedingly rare neoplasm of the minor salivary gland. Prognostic parameters are recurrence, capsular invasion, and metastasis. We present a case of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma with pulmonary metastasis to emphasize that patients treated for this condition should be investigated for distant metastasis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Ondokuz Mayis University School of Medicine, Samsun, Turkey. akanhus@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Hüseyin
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Akan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Yildiz
authors.forename: Recep
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Unal
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000556:secondary; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed