Primary Malignant Melanoma in the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Literature Review.
Mengmeng Yan, Sujuan Duan, Meixia Du et al.
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Case in brief
A 77-year-old man presented with a mass in the left parotid gland. The lesion was confirmed as melanoma after surgery. The report examined its ultrasonic features and their potential diagnostic value, and reviewed published clinical characteristics, treatment options, and outcomes for primary parotid melanoma. The abstract does not provide further details about the ultrasound findings or the patient’s subsequent outcome.
What made this case unusual
The report focuses on the ultrasonic characteristics of primary parotid melanoma, which the authors note had not previously been reported.
Diagnostic / clinical pearl
A parotid mass may prove to be melanoma; in this case, diagnosis was confirmed surgically. The report highlights ultrasound as an imaging feature of interest, but the abstract does not specify findings that could distinguish melanoma from other lesions.