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Malignant Parotid Gland Mixed Tumor
A malignant tumor arising from the parotid gland. It includes carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, a malignant epithelial tumor arising from a pre-existing pleomorphic adenoma and carcinosarcoma which is characterized by a mixture of malignant epithelial and sarcomatous elements. (NCI Thesaurus)
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