A Rare Case of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in an Elderly Female: Parotid Metastases from Gastrointestinal Primary-Reference-Cited by-同舟云学术

A Rare Case of Carcinoma of Unknown Primary in an Elderly Female: Parotid Metastases from Gastrointestinal Primary

Published:2021-03 Issue:01 Volume:42 Page:113-114
ISSN:0971-5851
Container-title:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology
language:en
Short-container-title:Indian Journal of Medical and Paediatric Oncology

Author:

Koyyala Venkata Pradeep Babu¹,Goyal Sumit¹,Jajodia Ankush²,Sharma Manish¹,Gupta Manoj³,Amrith BP¹,Alam Jahangir¹,Shrestha Rakshya¹

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medical Oncology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, India

2. Department of Radiology, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, India

3. Department of Nuclear Medicine, Rajiv Gandhi Cancer Institute and Research Center, New Delhi, India

Abstract

AbstractParotid gland is a rare site of metastasis from gastrointestinal (GI) tract primary cancer. Here, we present an interesting case report of parotid metastasis from unknown primary with probable lower GI tract as a primary site of cancer, with a normal colonoscopy and upper GI endoscopy. This case report highlights the importance of immunohistochemistry in taking treatment decisions during dilemmatic situations.

Publisher

Georg Thieme Verlag KG

Subject

Oncology,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health

Link

http://www.thieme-connect.de/products/ejournals/pdf/10.1055/s-0041-1729733.pdf

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