salivary  gland  tumors  accounts  for  less  than  1%  of  all  tumors.  minor  salivary  gland  tumors (msgts) are uncommon and make up about 10% of all salivary gland neoplasms. the clinical and histopathological distribution of these tumors vary geographically. a case of a 38 yr old man with a minor salivary gland mass at chin region isreported here. the tumor invaded into the anterior surf...

conclusions optimal cytoreductive surgery and chemotherapy may be the best treatment in mmmt but more discussion and experiences are needed regarding the effectiveness of radiotherapy. introduction malignant mixed mullerian tumor (mmmt) is a very rare tumor, accounting for less than 1% of all ovarian cancers. case presentation we present a 64-year-old woman with stage iii mmmt of ovary that was...

discussion benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma is a rare and controversial but distinct clinical entity. although the definition of the term benign precludes metastatic disease, these tumors do not demonstrate any malignant features yet metastasized to distinct sites. it remains to be determined whether this benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma is really low grade salivary malignancy. ...

twenty five cases of minor saliva ry glands tumors which was observedat the department of pathology of university of tehran from 1967 to 1972 are presented and discussed . benign mixed tumor is the most common and the only benign lesion in this series of 75 patient with intraoral salivary gland tumor. there were eleven malignant type and hence about 44% of all the tumor arc malignant and it cor...

background: the most common neoplasm of the salivary glands is pleomorphic adenoma and the most common complications of its surgical removal are facial nerve dysfunction (temporary or permanent) and auriculotemporal syndrome (frey’s syndrome). one of the surgical techniques in pleomorphic adenoma is partial parotidectomy. the whole excised tumor is surrounded by a safety margin of parotid tissu...

conclusion our preliminary results have shown that although there is some overlap between benign and malignant tumors, adding dwi, mr imaging to routine soft tissue tumor protocols may improve diagnostic accuracy. results there was only one patient with a malignant cystic tumor and was not included in the statistical analysis. the median adc values of benign and malignant tumors were 2.31 ± 1.2...

ovarian mixed germ cell tumors consisting of endodermal sinus tumor and immature teratoma are very rare and have been reported only in a few case reports. here we report a rare mixed germ cell tumor of ovary which was consisted of endodermal sinus tumor and immature teratoma components with an unusual intraabdominal location. patient was a 21 years old girl with the chief compliant of abdominal...

malignant mixed germ cell tumors,though rare overall, are the most common type of malignant ovarian neoplasms in young and adolescent girls. these tumors are rapidly growing and can metastasize. we report a case of 13-yr-old girl who presented at shkm gmc, nalhar, mewat, haryana, india in december 2013 with huge abdominal lump of a malignant mixed germ cell tumor comprising both immature terato...

Malignant mixed germ cell tumors,though rare overall, are the most common type of malignant ovarian neoplasms in young and adolescent girls. These tumors are rapidly growing and can metastasize. We report a case of 13-yr-old girl who presented at SHKM GMC, Nalhar, Mewat, Haryana, India in December 2013 with huge abdominal lump of a malignant mixed germ cell tumor comprising both immature terato...