Korean J Radiol.  2009 Apr;10(2):202-205. 10.3348/kjr.2009.10.2.202.

Atypical Pulmonary Metastases from a True Malignant Mixed Tumor of the Parotid Gland

• Lin WC
• Li CS
• Lin CK
• Hsu HH
• Chang TH
• Chen TY
• Huang GS

• KMID: 1088734
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.3348/kjr.2009.10.2.202

Abstract

A 58-year-old male patient presented with a recurrent true malignant mixed tumor of the parotid gland. Patchy pulmonary opacities were identified with a chest radiograph. Subsequently, a CT scan of the chest showed pulmonary parenchymal consolidation with amorphous calcifications. This abnormality was confirmed to be the result of a metastatic true malignant mixed tumor by using CT-guided biopsy. The current case demonstrated an extremely rare example of atypical pulmonary metastases from a true malignant mixed tumor of the parotid gland showing an air-space pattern and calcification.

Keyword

Atypical pulmonary metastases; Computed tomography (CT); Parotid gland, true malignant mixed tumor

MeSH Terms

Biopsy, Fine-Needle
Humans
Lung Neoplasms/*secondary
Male
Middle Aged
Mixed Tumor, Malignant/*pathology
Parotid Neoplasms/*pathology
Radiography, Interventional
Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Figure

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  Fig. 1 58-year-old male patient with true malignant mixed tumor of parotid gland metastasizing to lung.

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