Parotid Gland Carcinoma Masquerading as an Aural Polyp.

Sethu-Thakachy Subha, Saraiza Abu-Bakar, Narayanan Prepageran

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Article in Iranian journal of otorhinolaryngology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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Sethu-Thakachy SubhaDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Putra Malaysia (UPM), Selangor, Malaysia.

Saraiza Abu-BakarDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Hospital Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia.

Narayanan PrepageranDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University Malaya, Malaysia.

Serdang Hospital · MYUniversiti Putra Malaysia · MYUniversity Malaya Medical Centre · MY

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Abstract

introductionParotid gland squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon aggressive neoplasm with poor prognosis. Aural polyps are usually the presenting features of chronic suppurative otitis media, tuberculous otitis media, and adenoma or carcinoma. The malignant aural polyp is very rare. Parotid gland carcinoma masquerading as an aural polyp has rarely been described in the literature. CASE REPORT: We report a case study of parotid squamous cell carcinoma in a 29-year-old male masquerading as an ear polyp.

conclusionParotid gland primary squamous cell carcinoma is a rapidly advancing neoplasm which carries poor prognosis despite multimodality treatment. Diligent clinical and histopathological evaluation is imperative to discriminate this rare aggressive disease from the metastatic and other primary cancers of the parotid. A high index of suspicion is crucial in refractory aural polyps to arrive at early diagnosis.

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Aural polypParotid tumorPrimary squamous cell carcinoma

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