OBJECTIVE To describe genetic susceptibility in the first familial clustering of parotid gland lymphoepithelioma reported in North America. DESIGN Retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary care institution with outreach to northern Quebec. METHODS Chart, family history, literature review, and c-kit assay. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURE C-kit assay. RESULTS Four family members of both sexes over two...

BACKGROUND: Parotid gland metastasis in breast cancer is extremely rare, and only 14 cases have been reported between 1982 and 2010. CASE REPORT: A 67-year-old female patient was diagnosed with invasive lobular carcinoma of the left breast. Although clinical staging was T1N3M1 (stage IV), the tumor experienced a complete response to chemotherapy. We therefore performed a mastectomy followed by...

Small cell carcinoma (SCC) is a malignant epithelial tumor that predominantly arises in the lungs. Primary SCC of the parotid gland is rare and difficult to diagnose by analysis of frozen sections obtained during surgery. Due to the aggressive nature of SCC and the frequent occurrence of distant metastases, identification of the disease is important. The current study reports the case of a male...

Pediatric salivary gland disease represents a very small portion of the pathology that we see among children and as such, it represents a very small part of what head and neck surgeons treat. The majority of salivary gland masses occur within the parotid gland [1-4]. Parotid gland lesions are infrequent in children. Less than 5% of all salivary gland neoplasms occur in this population and less ...

Oncocytomas are a group of rare neoplasms occurring in the parotid gland and account for less than 1% of all salivary gland tumors. Oncocytoma is a benign tumor composed of oncocytes with many hyperplastic mitochondria, usually presenting a solitary nodule. We reported a rare case of a slow-growing parotid oncocytoma in a 73-year-old woman who presented with a palpable mass in the left infra-au...

Objectives: Hemangiomas account for 0.4%-0.6% of all tumors of the parotid gland and are extremely rare in adults. Changes in blood flow dynamics within hemangiomas result in thrombus formation and phleboliths. We present a case of cavernous hemangioma with multiple phleboliths of the parotid gland masquerading assialolithiasis in an adult patient. Methods: A 43-year-old woman visited our hospi...

OBJECTIVE To assess the diagnostic accuracy of fine-needle aspiration (FNA) of the parotid and submandibular glands. STUDY DESIGN Case series with chart review. SETTING Tertiary referral academic center. SUBJECTS AND METHODS Retrospective analysis was performed for all parotid and submandibular gland FNAs from a single center from 2001 to 2014. There were 1283 FNAs performed for 1076 pati...

Warthin’s tumor is the most common monomorphic adenoma of parotid gland. It can be coexistent with other salivary gland tumors or metachronous, multifocal, unilateral, bilateral which perplexes diagnosis hence delaying over/under treating ailment. Rare cases are described in young population especially non-smoker females. We present a case arising left 20-year-old female.

Oncocytomas of salivary gland are benign tumors composed exclusively of oncocytic cells. Majority of them occur in parotid gland and have excellent prognosis following complete excision. They should be differentiated from other salivary gland tumors with more prominent oncocytic component and nodular oncocytic hyperplasia. Herein we present a case of oncocytoma of parotid gland in a 48 year old...

Solitary fibrous tumor (SFT) is a rare spindle cell neoplasm that usually develops in the pleura and peritoneum. The head and neck region is involved in only 6% of the cases. Involvement of the parotid gland is a rare phenomenon, with only 24 cases reported in the literature. The aim of this study is to report an additional case of SFT affecting the parotid gland, and to review the literature o...