Open AccessCervical ganglioneuroma in collision with a metastatic undifferentiated carcinoma
Author(s) -
Mark Jabbour,
Ghazi Zaatari,
Ziad Salem,
Ibrahim Khalifeh
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.157208
Subject(s) - ganglioneuroblastoma , medicine , ganglioneuroma , metastatic carcinoma , carcinoma , cervical carcinoma , lymph node , pathology , radiology , oncology , neuroblastoma , cervical cancer , cancer , genetics , biology , cell culture
Cervical ganglioneuromas are extremely rare with approximately six case reports. The current report highlights a unique collision tumor between a cervical ganglioneuroma and a metastatic undifferentiated carcinoma arising from a primary gingival mass. A 53-year-old male presented with a 2 cm left gingival mass that was excised and treated with systemic chemotherapy. Consequently, 9 months later, he developed a 3.2 cm left submandibular mass followed by recurrence of the left gingival mass. From the clinicopathologic perspective, this had to be separated from the differentials: ganglioneuroblastoma or metastatic involvement of a lymph node from primary gingival undifferentiated carcinoma.