title: Perineural spread of salivary duct carcinoma to the internal auditory canal.
abstract: Salivary duct carcinomas (SDCs) are high-grade malignant tumors exhibiting aggressive growth with early regional and distant metastasis. We report a case of SDC in a 63-year-old male with early recurrent disease in the cerebellopontine angle (CPA) after total parotidectomy and adjuvant radiotherapy. The tendency of the tumor to recur or metastasize despite radical surgical measures and radiotherapy continues to pose a therapeutic challenge.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Bielefeld, Münster University, Teutoburger Straße 50, 33604 Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Winfred
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Kitavi
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, Klinikum Bielefeld, 33604 Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Ulrich
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Hamberger
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Bielefeld, Münster University, Teutoburger Straße 50, 33604 Bielefeld, Germany.
authors.forename: Holger
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sudhoff