Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a chronic inflammatory salivary gland disease. Küttner reported 4 cases of submandibular gland lesions for the first time in 1896. Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a very rare inflammatory lesion of the parotid gland and cannot be easily distinguished from salivary malignant masses. We reported a 28-year-old male with a painful parotid tumour, which grew slo...

Salivary gland cancers are rare and represent approximately 5% of all head and neck cancers and only 0.3% of all malignancies. The majority (75%) of salivary gland tumors occur in the parotid gland, and while benign lesions are more common, mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) makes up 40-50% of malignant parotid gland tumors. No randomized controlled trials exist regarding the role of adjuvant radia...

Obtaining reliable pre-operative diagnosis is crucial in planning treatment for patients with salivary gland tumors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of pre-operative clinical diagnosis of salivary gland tumors managed at a single tertiary university hospital over a period of 20 years. A retrospective analysis of the period between 1992 and 2011 was carried out to review t...

The Society of Surgical Oncology surgical practice guidelines focus on the signs and symptoms of primary cancer, timely evaluation of the symptomatic patient, appropriate preoperative evaluation for extent of disease, and role of the surgeon in diagnosis and treatment. Separate sections on adjuvant therapy, follow-up programs, or management of recurrent cancer have been intentionally omitted. W...

Acute parotid gland enlargement in association with general anesthesia is rare and has also been called anesthesia mumps. We present two patients who were scheduled for lumbar spine surgery under general anesthesia. Each developed acute unilateral parotid gland enlargement over one side of the face proven by sonography. Case 1: A 52-year-old man was scheduled for his third lumbar spine to first...

Patients with Sjögren's syndrome (SS) have characteristic lymphocytic infiltrates of the salivary glands. To determine whether the B cells accumulating in the salivary glands of SS patients represent a distinct population and to delineate their potential immunopathologic impact, individual B cells obtained from the parotid gland and from the peripheral blood were analyzed for immunoglobulin lig...

PURPOSE To describe a high-resolution MR imaging technique that depicts the complex anatomy of the region of the parotid gland, focusing on the intraparotid components of the facial nerve and parotid duct. METHODS High-resolution T1-weighted images of the parotid gland were acquired with a prototype three-dimensional Fourier transform gradient-echo sequence that permits a very short echo time...

Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (CSS) (Kuttner's tumor) is a benign fibroinflammatory condition most commonly affecting the submandibular gland. It presents as hard mass that mimics salivary gland neoplasms. We report an unusual presentation of Kuttner's tumor parotid in order to raise awareness this rare and underreported entity.

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...

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...