It is frequently difficult to assess the presence of malignancy in patients with parotid tumor, because of unreliable diagnostic tools and riskful preoperative biopsy.
In our case, a parotid adenocarcinoma and pleomorphic adenoma was revealed on perm...
It is frequently difficult to assess the presence of malignancy in patients with parotid tumor, because of unreliable diagnostic tools and riskful preoperative biopsy.
In our case, a parotid adenocarcinoma and pleomorphic adenoma was revealed on permanent histologic section, which was made a impression as pleomorphic adenoma on preoperative Tru-Cut biopsy and intraoperative frozen section.
So, the most accurate diagnosis of the parotid malignancy is a complete removal of tumor tissue, accompanied with permanent histologic section.