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Primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland is an extremely rare neoplasm. We here describe the case of a 78-year-old male patient presenting with such a tumor. Five years after surgical treatment, the patient is alive and recurrence-free. To our knowledge, our case represents just the sixth case of primary leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland reported in the English literature. The clinical features of these cases are summarized.
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Krüger, S., Sommer, K. Leiomyosarcoma of the parotid gland: a case report. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 263, 951–954 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-006-0084-0
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