Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck

ABSTRACT Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomas are rare malignant tumors of the salivary glands, primarily seen in older adults. They originate from benign pleomorphic adenomas, are aggressive, and have poorer prognosis. This case documents an unusual presentation of a massive carcinoma ex pleomorphic a...

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Main Authors: Andrew J. Rothka, Maria Ferraro, Richard Bavier, Mohamad Saltagi, Sanica Bhele, Neerav Goyal, Guy Slonimsky
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Language:English
Published: Wiley 2025-01-01
Series:Clinical Case Reports
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70048
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description ABSTRACT Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomas are rare malignant tumors of the salivary glands, primarily seen in older adults. They originate from benign pleomorphic adenomas, are aggressive, and have poorer prognosis. This case documents an unusual presentation of a massive carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma.
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spelling doaj-art-4f4293cfc9da4188bb679ce0270a4f3e2025-01-24T05:08:46ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042025-01-01131n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.70048Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the NeckAndrew J. Rothka0Maria Ferraro1Richard Bavier2Mohamad Saltagi3Sanica Bhele4Neerav Goyal5Guy Slonimsky6Penn State College of Medicine Hershey Pennsylvania USASaint Francis University Loretto Pennsylvania USADepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania USADepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania USADepartment of Pathology Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania USADepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania USADepartment of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery Penn State Health Milton S. Hershey Medical Center Hershey Pennsylvania USAABSTRACT Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomas are rare malignant tumors of the salivary glands, primarily seen in older adults. They originate from benign pleomorphic adenomas, are aggressive, and have poorer prognosis. This case documents an unusual presentation of a massive carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70048carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomahead and neck cancermyoepithelial carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenomarapid tumor growthsalivary gland malignancy
spellingShingle Andrew J. Rothka
Maria Ferraro
Richard Bavier
Mohamad Saltagi
Sanica Bhele
Neerav Goyal
Guy Slonimsky
Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck
Clinical Case Reports
carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
head and neck cancer
myoepithelial carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
rapid tumor growth
salivary gland malignancy
title Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck
title_full Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck
title_fullStr Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck
title_full_unstemmed Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck
title_short Gigantic, Sixteen‐Pound Carcinoma Ex Pleomorphic Adenoma of the Neck
title_sort gigantic sixteen pound carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the neck
topic carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
head and neck cancer
myoepithelial carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
rapid tumor growth
salivary gland malignancy
url https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.70048
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