Myoepithelial carcinoma of the submandibular gland: report of a case with multiple cutaneous metastases.
Myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare and aggressive neoplasm of the salivary glands. One-third of the patients may develop regional distant metastases, and lungs and kidneys have been regarded as the most usual sites for implantation. There is, however, little information on the metastatic behavior of this malignancy. We report the first case of patient with multiple cutaneous metastases from a myoepithelial carcinoma of the submandibular gland, which depicted a very aggressive clinical course.
School of Medicine, Federal University of Uberlândia, Uberlândia, Brazil.
Tiago Barra
TB
Cosentino
Marco Túllio
MT
Brazão-Silva
Kelen Christine do Nascimento
KC
Souza
Paulo Rogério
PR
de Faria
Sávio
S
de Moraes
Adriano Mota
AM
Loyola
Sindeval José
SJ
da Silva
Sérgio Vitorino
SV
Cardoso
D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008938:Mitosis; D009336:Necrosis; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D012878:Skin Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology