International Journal of Medical Research & Health Sciences
  • Year: 2014
  • Volume: 3
  • Issue: 3

Salivary duct carcinoma of parotid gland-An incidental finding

Department of Pathology, Dr SC GMC Nanded, Maharashtra, India

*Corresponding author email: supi2020@gmail.com

Online published on 10 July, 2014.

Abstract

Salivary duct carcinoma, a recently added separate entity of salivary gland tumor is a rare tumour with its aggressive behaviour. Due to morphological similarities with ductal carcinoma of breast the name salivary duct carcinoma is given. It is more common in male than in female. But our case is of 45yr female with mass in the parotid region. The diagnosis on USG and CT was organized collection. But on excision the diagnosis turned to be salivary duct carcinoma of the parotid gland

Keywords

Salivary gland, Salivary duct carcinoma, Incidental finding