Journal article
Metastatic disease to the parotid gland.
- Nuyens M Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of Bern, Inselspital, Berne, Switzerland. michel.nuyens@insel.ch
- Schüpbach J
- Stauffer E
- Zbären P
- 2006-12-05
Published in:
- Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery. - 2006
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast
Carcinoma, Merkel Cell
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Female
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Male
Melanoma
Middle Aged
Parotid Gland
Parotid Neoplasms
Retrospective Studies
Rhabdomyosarcoma
Skin Neoplasms
Treatment Outcome
English
OBJECTIVES
The purpose of this study was to review the clinico-pathologic findings and outcome of patients with metastasis to the parotid lymph nodes and gland.
METHODS
Retrospective study. Thirty-four out of 520 patients with a parotid mass treated at our institution met the criteria for this study. Age, gender, clinical findings, histopathology, treatment. and outcome were analyzed.
RESULTS
Twenty-three patients had metastases to parotid lymph nodes from a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, seven from a cutaneous malignant melanoma after a mean interval of 15 months, two from a ductal breast carcinoma, one with a metastatic disease from a rhabdomyosarcoma of the lower limb, and one from a Merkel cell carcinoma. The 5-year cause-specific and absolute survival for squamous cell carcinoma was 64% and 48% respectively and 71% and 57% for malignant melanomas.
CONCLUSIONS
Metastatic disease to the parotid gland is mostly caused by squamous cell carcinoma. Despite combined treatment modalities long-term survival remains poor.
The purpose of this study was to review the clinico-pathologic findings and outcome of patients with metastasis to the parotid lymph nodes and gland.
METHODS
Retrospective study. Thirty-four out of 520 patients with a parotid mass treated at our institution met the criteria for this study. Age, gender, clinical findings, histopathology, treatment. and outcome were analyzed.
RESULTS
Twenty-three patients had metastases to parotid lymph nodes from a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, seven from a cutaneous malignant melanoma after a mean interval of 15 months, two from a ductal breast carcinoma, one with a metastatic disease from a rhabdomyosarcoma of the lower limb, and one from a Merkel cell carcinoma. The 5-year cause-specific and absolute survival for squamous cell carcinoma was 64% and 48% respectively and 71% and 57% for malignant melanomas.
CONCLUSIONS
Metastatic disease to the parotid gland is mostly caused by squamous cell carcinoma. Despite combined treatment modalities long-term survival remains poor.
- Language
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- English
- Open access status
- closed
- Identifiers
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- DOI 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.05.010
- PMID 17141071
- Persistent URL
- https://sonar.ch/global/documents/61158
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