Primary myxofibrosarcoma of the parotid: case report.
BACKGROUND
Myxofibrosarcoma is common in the extremities of elderly people and is characterized by a high frequency of local recurrence.


METHODS
We report a 37 year old female who presented with a 4-month history of facial pain and a 3-month history of painful progressive swelling in the preauricular area. She underwent a total parotidectomy. The tumor was histopathologically and immunohistochemically diagnosed as a low-grade myxofibrosarcoma. The patient was free of disease 9 months after surgery with uneventful post-operative clinical course.


CONCLUSIONS
Parotid area swelling should always alert doctors. To our knowledge, this is the first case of parotid myxofibrosarcoma. It should be added to the differential diagnosis of diseases of the parotid. We have to recognize this disease and seek adequate treatment for it.
Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Xijing Hospital, Fourth Military Medical University, Xi'an-710032, PR China.
Xu
X
Li
Xin
X
Chen
Zhao-Hui
ZH
Shi
Yang
Y
Chen
Jing
J
Ye
Li
L
Qiao
Jian-Hua
JH
Qiu
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005354:Fibrosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D009236:Myxosarcoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*