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ReviewWorld journal of surgical oncology2014

Malignant pleural mesothelioma metastatic to the submandibular salivary gland, simulating glandular hypertrophy, diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration biopsy: a case report and literature review.

Massimo Ambroggi, Elena Orlandi, Raoul P Foroni, Luigi Cavanna

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Review in World journal of surgical oncology, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 37% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

5 citing papers in PubMed, 7 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Massimo Ambroggi
Elena Orlandi
Raoul P Foroni
Luigi CavannaDepartment of Oncology and Hematology, Oncology Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera 'Guglielmo da Saliceto', Via Taverna 49, 29100 Piacenza, Italy. l.cavanna@ausl.pc.it.
Guglielmo da Saliceto Hospital · IT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMalignant mesothelioma is a rare neoplasm that generally develops in the pleural or peritoneal cavity. Distant metastases are common; it rarely metastatizes to the head and neck region. CASE PRESENTATION: A 54-year-old white man, a non-smoker, was treated with chemotherapy, surgery and radiation for a malignant pleural mesothelioma. Seven months after the last treatment, he developed a right submandibular enlargement: clinical examination, ultrasound and computerized tomography scans revealed a salivary gland hypertrophy. Anti-inflammatory and antibiotic treatment was then started, without improvement. An ultrasound (US)-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy (FNAB) showed atypical mesothelial cells with nuclear enlargement and increased chromatin representation. Immunocytochemistry showed positivity for calretinin and WT-1.A diagnosis of right submandibular salivary gland involvement from mesothelioma was established, allowing an adequate treatment.

conclusionWe report a very rare site of metastasis from malignant pleural mesothelioma. We suggest that US-guided FNAB is a useful, quick, and cheap procedure for a definite diagnosis.

Indexed as

HumansHypertrophyLung NeoplasmsMaleMesotheliomaMesothelioma, MalignantMiddle AgedPleural NeoplasmsPrognosisSubmandibular Gland Neoplasms

Identifiers

PMID24773769
PMCPMC4019898
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