An unusual parotid mass

BMJ Case Rep. 2015 Jan 14:2015:bcr2014207205. doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207205.

Abstract

A 70-year-old Caucasian man with multiple comorbidities presented with a painless lump over the right parotid gland which was gradually increasing in size over the preceding 12 months. There were no systemic symptoms or facial weakness. Imaging indicated a benign tumour of the right parotid. Superficial parotidectomy was performed and the histology revealed a sialolipoma.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Lipoma / pathology*
  • Lipoma / surgery
  • Male
  • Parotid Gland / pathology*
  • Parotid Gland / surgery
  • Parotid Neoplasms / pathology*
  • Parotid Neoplasms / surgery
  • Treatment Outcome