Carcinosarcoma of the Parotid With Osteosarcoma Component: A Case Report
Shubham Dokania, Ajay S. Krishnan, Ashutosh Mukherji, Pritam Mondal, Ipsita Dhal, Zachariah Chowdhury, Shreya Shukla, Akhil Kapoor, Sunayana R. Sarkar
TL;DR
This case report describes a rare parotid gland tumor with an osteosarcoma component and a surprisingly good patient outcome.
Contribution
The report adds a new case to the limited literature on salivary gland carcinosarcomas with osteosarcoma.
Findings
Carcinosarcomas of the salivary gland with osteosarcoma are extremely rare, with only 17 cases documented.
Early diagnosis and aggressive treatment led to a favorable outcome despite poor prognostic factors.
Abstract
Carcinosarcomas of the salivary gland with osteosarcoma component are very rare, with only 17 cases reported. Despite multiple poor prognostic factors, our patient's outcome was favorable, highlighting the importance of early diagnosis and aggressive treatment in improving prognosis for this aggressive tumor variant.
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Taxonomy
TopicsSalivary Gland Tumors Diagnosis and Treatment · Metastasis and carcinoma case studies · Cancer and Skin Lesions