Unusual metastatic presentations of a primary right parapharyngeal acinic cell adenocarcinoma

Acinic cell adenocarcinoma (ACA) is a malignant epithelial neoplasm of the salivary glands. The patient reported herein presented with an unusual case of a metastatic ACA originating from the right parapharyngeal region, which eventually metastasized to the ipsilateral cavernous sinus and the contralateral mandibular ramus. The trigeminal nerve may have served as a channel for the spread of the cancer from the right parapharyngeal region to the cavernous sinus, and subsequently to the left mandibular ramus.

Source: International Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - October 24, 2019 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: C.W. Yong, J.L. Lum, A. Makmur, J.E. Seet, A.A.T. Lim Tags: Case Report Source Type: research