Salivary glands
Other tumors
Metastases
Author: Adriana Handra-Luca, M.D., Ph.D.
Last author update: 1 September 2012
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PubMed Search: Metastases[TI] salivary glands[TIAB]
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Definition / generalCite this page: Handra-Luca A. Metastases. PathologyOutlines.com website. https://www.pathologyoutlines.com/topic/salivaryglandsmetastases.html. Accessed December 18th, 2024.
Definition / general
- Metastases usually to intraparotid or submandibular lymph nodes (Pathol Res Pract 1986;181:684)
- Most common submandibular metastatic tumors are metastatic squamous cell carcinoma from upper aerodigestive tract or skin or melanoma to submandibular lymph nodes
- Distant metastases to salivary glands also arise from breast, colon, kidney, lung, prostate
