Desmoplastic small round cell tumor of the parotid gland-report of a rare case and a review of the literature

• Main Authors: Kanako C. Hatanaka (Author), Emi Takakuwa (Author), Yutaka Hatanaka (Author), Akira Suzuki (Author), Satoshi IIzuka (Author), Nayuta Tsushima (Author), Tomoko Mitsuhashi (Author), Shintaro Sugita (Author), Akihiro Homma (Author), Shojiroh Morinaga (Author), Tadashi Hashegawa (Author), Yoshihiro Matsuno (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Desmoplastic small round cell tumor (DSRCT) is a rare soft tissue tumor that generally involves the retroperitoneum, pelvis, omentum and mesentery in younger patients. However, extra-abdominal DSRCT is very rare. Case presentation A 49-year-old Japanese man noticed a mass in the...