Open AccessA Rare Case of Basal Cell Adenocarcinoma of Parotid Gland with Intracranial Extension
Author(s) -
Mohamad Norkahfi Razali,
Marina Mat Baki,
Thean Yean Kew,
Mohd Razif Mohamad Yunus
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.229
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2231-3796
pISSN - 0973-7707
DOI - 10.1007/s12070-017-1116-3
Subject(s) - medicine , parotid gland , parapharyngeal space , otorhinolaryngology , infratemporal fossa , adenocarcinoma , head and neck surgery , pathology , radiology , surgery , skull , cancer
Basal cell adenocarcinoma (BCAC) is a rare tumour entity. Despite its tendency to be infiltrative and destructive tumour with propensity to recur, it rarely metastasizes and long-term outcome following surgery is favourable. This paper presents a 42-year-old male with residual BCAC of parotid gland that had extended into infratemporal fossa and intracranial. The important aspect of this case is the rarity occurrence of BCAC of parotid with intracranial extension and its surgical approaches to achieve tumour clearance.