article = {SCR-2020-8-118}
title = {Long-Term Recurrence-Free Survival After Salivary Duct Carcinoma of the Parotid: A 10-Year Follow-Up Case Report}
journal = {Surgical Case Reports}
year = {2020}
issn = {2613-5965}
doi = {http://dx.doi.org/10.31487/j.SCR.2020.08.18}
url = {https://www.sciencerepository.org/long-term-recurrence-free-survival-after-salivary-duct-carcinoma_SCR-2020-8-118 
author = {D.  Schneider,Peer  W. Kämmerer,}
keywords = {Salivary gland, salivary duct carcinoma, parotid malignancy}
abstract ={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.
}