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Metastasizing malignant pleomorphic adenoma in a young man
Author(s) -
BOURKE JILL L.,
LANGER SEPPO W.,
JENSEN HELLE L.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
apmis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.909
H-Index - 88
eISSN - 1600-0463
pISSN - 0903-4641
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2007.apm_534.x
Subject(s) - autopsy , pleomorphic adenoma , pathology , medicine , adenoma , carcinoma , submandibular gland , general surgery , salivary gland
We present the case of a younger man with metastasizing carcinoma of unknown primary site, where autopsy revealed a malignant pleomorphic adenoma (MPA) of the submandibular gland. MPA is very rare in young persons.