title: Epitheloid myxofibrosarcoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: Myxofibrosarcoma has been recently described as a distinct histological entity and commonly affects the extremities and trunk of the elderly. It is, however, rare in the head and neck (2.8%) region, and we are unaware of any reports of it presenting as a parotid mass. The epitheloid variant accounts for less than 3% of myxofibrosarcomas. We report a case of a 78/F presenting with an epitheloid myxofibrosarcoma in the parotid gland. The clinical presentation was of a parotid lump of 9-month duration, and the diagnosis was made following thorough histological assessment. We present what we believe to be the first reported case of a (epitheloid) myxofibrosarcoma affecting the parotid gland and highlight its diagnostic features and outcome of treatment.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, St Richard's Hospital, Spitalfield Lane, Chichester PO19 6SE, UK.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ethunandan
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hussain
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ilankovan