title: Brain metastasis of carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland: case report and review of the literature.
abstract: We present an extremely infrequent case of brain metastasis of a parotid tumor. To our knowledge, this is the second case reported of a brain metastasis of a malignant parotid tumor, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma. Pleomorphic adenoma represents 60% of tumors of the parotid gland, and although it is a benign tumor, it can transform into carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma in 5% of cases, one of the most aggressive neoplasms of the salivary glands. We want to note the need for an accurate diagnostic. Thanks to aggressive surgical management, our patient survived more than 1½ years.
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Bellvitge Hospital, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain. ruth_lau_rodriguez@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-8640-2339
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lau
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Bellvitge Hospital, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Alejandro
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fernández-Coello
authors.affiliation: Anatomopathology Department, Bellvitge Hospital, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Noemí
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Vidal-Sarró
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Bellvitge Hospital, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Dennis
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Céspedes
authors.affiliation: Neurorradiology Department, Institud de Diagnòstic per la Imatge (IDI), Bellvitge Hospital, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Angels
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Camins
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, IDIBELL, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.|Cancer Epidemiology Research Program, IDIBELL, Catalan Institute of Oncology (ICO), L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.|University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Miren
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Taberna
authors.affiliation: Neurosurgery Department, Bellvitge Hospital, 08907, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Andreu
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gabarrós
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D001932:Brain Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000556:secondary; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*
keywords: Brain metastasis; Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma; Parotid tumor