Yonago Acta medica 2009;52:73–76
Large-Cell Undifferentiated Carcinoma of the Submandibular Gland
Kazunori Fujiwara, Katsuyuki Kawamoto and Hiroya Kitano
Division of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Medicine of Sensory and Motor Organs, School of Medicine, Tottori University Faculty of Medicine, Yonago 683-8504 Japan
Occurrence of large-cell undifferentiated carcinoma in the submandubular gland is uncommon. A 52-year-old man with a 30-mm tumor underwent radical resection of the left submandibular gland together with selective dissection of enlarged ipsilateral cervical nodes followed by postoperative radiotherapy. After histologic examination identified the submandibular gland mass as large-cell undifferentiated carcinoma, selective dissection of enlarged contralateral cervical nodes was performed. The patient showed no evidence or of distant metastasis at 24 months after initial treatment.
Key words: large-cell type; submandibular gland; undifferentiated carcinoma
