A case of an extracranial malignant astrocytoma metastasising to the parotid gland is reported. Cases of extracranial metastasis of a glioma are very rare and largely connected to surgical intervention at the tumour. The impact of surgery on tumour dissemination and the possible pathways of dissemination are discussed.
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