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ArticleClinical case reports2025

When Parotid Swelling Reveals Relapsed Breast Cancer: A Rare Metastatic Pathway.

Ferchichi Sana, Kharrat Ghada, Siwar Sbaihi, Halwani Chiraz

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Article in Clinical case reports, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Ferchichi SanaENT Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Mohamed Taher Maâmouri University Hospital University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3921-4455
Kharrat GhadaENT Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Mohamed Taher Maâmouri University Hospital University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8008-2637
Siwar SbaihiRadiology Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Mohamed Taher Maâmouri University Hospital University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6404-9407
Halwani ChirazENT Department, Faculty of Medicine of Tunis, Military Hospital of Instruction of Tunis University of Tunis El Manar Tunis Tunisia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6831-962X

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Parotid tumor can be the first manifestation of relapsed breast cancer, even years after remission. Awareness of this rare metastatic pathway is crucial, as timely recognition of atypical parotid masses in patients with a breast cancer history can guide prompt diagnosis and improve management outcomes.

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ear nose and throatgeneral medicineoncologypathology and laboratory medicinesurgery

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PMID41280257
PMCPMC12638208

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