Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma. Case Presentation

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parotid gland; parotid neoplasms/ diagnosis ; neoplasms; carcinoma; comorbidity

Abstract

Malignant salivary gland tumors are rare neoplasms; they constitute a challenge for histopathologists and clinicians because, despite their low occurrence, possible complications can lead to significant comorbidity. They represent less than 2% of all human neoplasms and around 3 to 6% of head and neck tumors. An infrequent and rare case is described, with a complicated and unusual onset, regarding the location and the presence of facial paralysis, as a precedent of the oncogenic process, with the aim of exposing the pathogenesis, risk factors, and metastasis to salivary glands from head and neck squamous cell carcinomas. This case shows that neurological and functional symptoms may precede a tumor in deep salivary gland neoplasms in patients with risk factors.

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Lidia Martínez Ramos, Dr. Miguel Enríquez University Hospital. Dr. Miguel Enríquez Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Specialist Grade I and II in Pathological Anatomy. Master in Bioethics. Aggregate Researcher. Assistant Professor. Dr. Miguel Enríquez University Hospital. Dr. Miguel Enríquez Faculty of Medical Sciences. Havana, Cuba

Silvia María Pozo Abreu, 10 de Octubre Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital. 10 de Octubre Faculty of Medical Sciences. Havana, Cuba

Specialist Grade I and II in Primary Health Care. Specialist Grade I in Biostatistics. Master's in Comprehensive Child Care. Master's in Bioethics. Assistant Researcher. Assistant. 10 de Octubre Clinical Surgical Teaching Hospital. 10 de Octubre Faculty of Medical Sciences. Havana, Cuba.

Haydeé Roberta Pérez Pérez, Dr. Miguel Enríquez University Hospital. Dr. Miguel Enríquez Faculty of Medical Sciences.

Specialist Grade I in Imaging. Master's in Diagnostic Procedures at the Primary Health Care Level.
Assistant Professor. Dr. Miguel Enríquez University Hospital. Dr. Miguel Enríquez Faculty of Medical Sciences.
Havana, Cuba.

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2026-04-23

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Martínez Ramos L, Pozo Abreu SM, Pérez Pérez HR. Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma. Case Presentation. Medimay [Internet]. 2026 Apr. 23 [cited 2026 Apr. 29];33:e2749. Available from: https://revcmhabana.sld.cu/index.php/rcmh/article/view/2749

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Vol. 33 (2026)

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CASE REPORTS

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