Parotid gland metastasis of lung cancer: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Parotid gland metastasis in lung cancer is extremely rare, very few cases have been reported.


METHODS
We report on the case of a 61-year-old Chinese male patient who presented with parotid swelling metastasizing from advanced lung cancer. We therefore performed an operation of partial parotidectomy with preservation of the facial nerve and advised the patient receive chemotherapy, however, the patient died four months later.


CONCLUSIONS
Although it is extremely rare, a potential metastasis of lung cancer should not be ignored in the diagnosis of parotid tumor. Preoperative routine examination, such as a chest X-ray and lung computational tomography scan, may play an important role in differential diagnosis. The management of the metastatic tumor to the parotid gland was controversial however, despite combined treatment modalities, long-term survival was not attained.
Shuang
S
Shi
Qi-Gen
QG
Fang
Fa-Yu
FY
Liu
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Stomatology, China Medical University, No, 117 Nanjing North Street, Heping District, Shenyang, Liaoning 110002, People's Republic of China. qigenfang@hotmail.com.
Chang-Fu
CF
Sun
D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary* / Q000601:surgery; D011379:Prognosis; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed