Minor salivary gland tumors of the nasopharynx are rare. Among them, adenoid cystic carcinoma was most frequently seen. In this paper, 16 cases of minor salivary gland tumor of the nasopharynx admitted to our hospital during the past 27 years are reported. Patients' age ranged from 23 to 74 years
OBJECTIVE
To identify the expression of estrogen receptors in malignant minor salivary gland tumors of the sinonasal tract.
METHODS
Case series with chart review.
METHODS
A retrospective review of a pathology database identified 17 patients with malignant salivary gland tumors between December 1987
BACKGROUND
Pleomorphic adenoma is a benign neoplastic tumor of the salivary gland. Salivary gland tumors in the intracranial cavity are generally restricted to the pituitary gland and sellar region. To our knowledge, there has been only 1 previous case report of a primary central nervous system
A 58-year-old African-American woman presented with a 6-month history of headaches. A magnetic resonance imaging scan of the head revealed a 5-cm, enhancing dura-based mass in the left parietal region. The variably cellular tumor was composed of uniform spindle cells associated with intercellular
We report a case of fibrous meningioma with tyrosine-rich crystalloid in the frontal lobe of a middle-aged woman. The patient presented with a history of several years of worsening headaches and blurry vision, which progressed to include syncopal episodes and right-sided weakness. Imaging
BACKGROUND
Adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) is a subtype of malignant salivary gland tumors (MSGT), in which 90% of cases express cKIT. Dasatinib is a potent and selective inhibitor of five oncogenic protein tyrosine kinases (PTKs)/kinase families including cKIT. We conducted a phase II study to
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