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J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 2006;132:724-725
© 2006 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery

Brief Communication

Primary malignant salivary gland tumor of the mediastinum

Sotirios Papafragkou, MDa,*, Ludmila Haimovici, DOa, Stewart Fox, MD, FACSb, Debasis Adhikari, MDc, Peter Chak, MDc, Andaz Shahriyour, MD, FACSb

a Department of Surgery, Nassau University Medical Center, East Meadow, NY
b Division of Cardiothoracic Surgery, South Nassau Communities Hospital, East Meadow, NY
c Department of Pathology, South Nassau Communities Hospital, East Meadow, NY

Received for publication May 3, 2006; accepted for publication May 17, 2006.

* Address for reprints: Sotirios Papafragkou, MD, Nassau University Medical Center, 2201 Hempstead Trpk, East Meadow, NY 11554 (Email: Papafragkou@hotmail.com).

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The mediastinum can be the site of origin of various tumors of lymphoid, thymic, neural, endocrine, and vascular origin. However, malignant lesions of salivary gland origin have not been described in the area. This is the first report in the literature of a malignant salivary gland tumor presenting as a mediastinal mass.

Clinical Summary

A 31-year-old healthy woman presented with a 3-week history of left chest heaviness. Six months before the emergency department visit, the patient had a motor vehicle collision and underwent a full trauma workup, including a computed tomographic scan of the chest that demonstrated what was believed to . . . [Full Text of this Article]






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