Metastatic disease to the parotid gland

Nuyens, Michel; Schüpbach, Jonas; Stauffer, Edouard; Zbären, Peter (2006). Metastatic disease to the parotid gland. Otolaryngology - head and neck surgery, 135(6), pp. 844-8. Thousand Oaks, Calif.: Sage 10.1016/j.otohns.2006.05.010

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OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to review the clinico-pathologic findings and outcome of patients with metastasis to the parotid lymph nodes and gland. METHODS: Retrospective study. Thirty-four out of 520 patients with a parotid mass treated at our institution met the criteria for this study. Age, gender, clinical findings, histopathology, treatment. and outcome were analyzed. RESULTS: Twenty-three patients had metastases to parotid lymph nodes from a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, seven from a cutaneous malignant melanoma after a mean interval of 15 months, two from a ductal breast carcinoma, one with a metastatic disease from a rhabdomyosarcoma of the lower limb, and one from a Merkel cell carcinoma. The 5-year cause-specific and absolute survival for squamous cell carcinoma was 64% and 48% respectively and 71% and 57% for malignant melanomas. CONCLUSIONS: Metastatic disease to the parotid gland is mostly caused by squamous cell carcinoma. Despite combined treatment modalities long-term survival remains poor.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Head Organs and Neurology (DKNS) > Clinic of Ear, Nose and Throat Disorders (ENT)
UniBE Contributor:	Zbären, Peter
ISSN:	0194-5998
ISBN:	17141071
Publisher:	Sage
Language:	English
Submitter:	Factscience Import
Date Deposited:	04 Oct 2013 14:46
Last Modified:	05 Dec 2022 14:14
Publisher DOI:	10.1016/j.otohns.2006.05.010
PubMed ID:	17141071
Web of Science ID:	000242670600005
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/18919 (FactScience: 1189)