Mohan, SureshPuram, SidharthYarlagadda, BharatNose, VaniaDeschler, Daniel2015-07-132015Mohan, Suresh, Sidharth V. Puram, Bharat Yarlagadda, Vania Nosé, and Daniel G. Deschler. 2015. “Ossifying Parotid Carcinoma ex Pleomorphic Adenoma.” Case Reports in Otolaryngology 2015 (1): 395358. doi:10.1155/2015/395358. http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/395358.2090-6765http://nrs.harvard.edu/urn-3:HUL.InstRepos:17295677We present a unique case of an extensively ossified carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) in a 76-year-old man with a five-year history of a slowly growing parotid mass. Fine-needle aspiration of the mass was nondiagnostic. A computed tomography (CT) scan of the lesion revealed a well-circumscribed mass with peripheral calcification. Initial pathological analysis suggested a benign parotid mass, but rigorous decalcification revealed noninvasive CXPA. The patient underwent complete resection of the mass and remained disease-free nine months later. Extensive ossification of a seemingly benign parotid mass may mask areas of carcinoma that may progress if left untreated.en-USJournal Article2015-07-1310.1155/2015/395358