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Head/Neck/Endocrine Pathology

Case 4 - Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the Salivary Gland (Primary)

Lester D.R. Thompson
Southern California Permanente Medical Group
Woodland Hills, CA





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Clinical History:
A 73 year old man presented with an enlarging mass in the left salivary gland. Radiographs showed extension into the infratemporal fossa. He was otherwise healthy, without any other abnormalities.


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Final Diagnosis:
Desmoplastic Small Round Cell Tumor of the Salivary Gland (Primary).