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Coincidence of dystrophia myotonica and pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland
Author(s) -
Jóhannesson Gudjón,
Henriksson K. G.,
ÖDicvist Lars
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
acta neurologica scandinavica
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.967
H-Index - 95
eISSN - 1600-0404
pISSN - 0001-6314
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0404.1978.tb05876.x
Subject(s) - myotonic dystrophy , parotid gland , pleomorphic adenoma , medicine , adenoma , pathology , coincidence , salivary gland , alternative medicine
Two patients with dystrophia myotonica and pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland are described. the probability that this coincidence could be due to chance is less than 1 to 1,000 ( P ≤ 0.001). There are several reports in the literature of the association of myotonic dystrophy with neoplasia. the reason for their association is not understood.