Salivary duct carcinoma of the supraglottis with a distinct presentation: A case report and literature review

• Published in: Medicine (Baltimore) Vol. 97; no. 11; p. e0095
• Main Authors: Hsu, Cheng-Chieh, Li, Wing-Yin, Chu, Pen-Yuan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States The Authors. Published by Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved 01.03.2018; Wolters Kluwer Health
• Subjects: Airway Obstruction - etiology; Airway Obstruction - surgery; Carcinoma - pathology; Carcinoma - physiopathology; Carcinoma - therapy; Chemoradiotherapy - methods; Clinical Case Report; Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures - instrumentation; Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures - methods; Humans; Larynx - pathology; Larynx - physiopathology; Larynx - surgery; Lasers, Gas - therapeutic use; Lymphatic Metastasis - pathology; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Salivary Ducts - pathology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - physiopathology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - therapy; Salivary Glands, Minor - pathology; Treatment Outcome

Salivary duct carcinoma (SDC) is a rare and aggressive subtype of salivary gland carcinoma that histologically resembles in situ and invasive ductal carcinoma of the breast. We present the first case of advanced SDC of the minor salivary gland arising from the supraglottis and review the literature...