Long-Term Recurrence-Free Survival After Salivary Duct Carcinoma of the Parotid: A 10-Year Follow-Up Case Report

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D. Schneider Peer W. Kämmerer

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Peer W. Kämmerer
Department of Oral, Maxillofacial and Plastic Surgery, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany

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Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) represents a very rare and aggressive parotid neoplasm. A 70-year-old male was admitted to the hospital with a swelling of the right parotid region, persisting for twelve weeks. Based on sonography and contrast-enhanced computed tomography, a suspicious lesion showing mass expansion and invasion of surrounding tissues was seen. Intraoperative biopsy brought evidence of SDC. In accordance, surgical treatment included parotidectomy with preservation of the facial nerve as well as ipsilateral neck dissection due to suspicious lymphatic nodes. Afterwards, an adjuvant radiation therapy was undertaken. At 10 years of follow-up, the patient was alive and free of recurrence with full function of the facial nerve. In conclusion, keeping in mind its poor prognosis, the rare parotid salivary duct carcinoma needs aggressive therapy consisting of a surgical as well as a radiation therapy approach.

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Case Report

Publication history

Received: Mon 20, Jul 2020
Accepted: Mon 10, Aug 2020
Published: Mon 31, Aug 2020

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© 2023 Peer W. Kämmerer. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Hosting by Science Repository.
DOI: 10.31487/j.SCR.2020.08.18