Abstract
A 12-year-old boy reported that a mass in his left jaw had been growing slowly for 8 months. Axial and coronal contrast-enhanced spiral CT showed a 5-cm cystic mass within an enhancing, mildly enlarged submandibular gland. Excisional biopsy revealed a cystic papillary adenocarcinoma of the left submandibular gland, very rare in children.
MeSH terms
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Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / diagnostic imaging*
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Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / pathology
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Adenocarcinoma, Papillary / surgery
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Biopsy
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Child
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Humans
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Male
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Submandibular Gland / diagnostic imaging
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Submandibular Gland / pathology
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Submandibular Gland / surgery
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Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / diagnostic imaging*
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Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / pathology
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Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / surgery
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed*