Abstract Background The purpose of this study is to determine the histopathological spectrum and risk primary malignancy asymptomatic parotid lesions incidentally discovered on cross-sectional imaging. Methods Over a 10-year period, 154 patients underwent 163 ultrasound-guided lesion biopsies at our institution. This retrospective chart review included 89 in 87 with imaging studies performed fo...

A patient presented 3 1/2 years after resection of a malignant parotid tumor with a new cerebellopontine angle mass. The presence of multiple punctate calcifications and loss of T2 signal were helpful in correctly identifying the lesion as mucinous adenocarcinoma.

Lipoma of the parotid gland is a rare entity. Trauma with soft tissue haematoma formation and subsequent lymphatic effusion, fat necrosis and lipoma formation have been postulated as an aetiological pathway. We report a case of a post-traumatic lipoma of the parotid gland to add to the available literature on this uncommon pathology.

Cutaneous carcinosarcoma is a rare malignancy that exhibits both mesenchymal and epithelial components. It is similar to nonmelanoma skin cancers in terms of risk and prognostic factors. However, these malignancies are known to have a propensity for local recurrence and metastasis, even with adequate resection margins. Here we report a case of metastatic cutaneous carcinosarcoma to the parotid ...

Corresponding author: Agnieszka PiotrowskaSeweryn MD Department of Laryngology Medical University of Silesia 20-24 Francuska St 40-027 Katowice, Poland Phone: +48 696 729 897 E-mail: [email protected] 1 Department of Laryngology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University of Silesia, Katowice, Poland 2 Department of Histopathology, School of Medicine in Katowice, Medical University o...

Aim of the study was to evaluate the role of echo color/power Doppler and magnetic resonance imaging in the diagnosis of space occupying parotid lesions, in the attempt to establish criteria for differential diagnosis between benign and malignant types. The study population comprised 49 patients (23 male, 26 female), age range 30-85 years, with a space occupying lesion of the parotid gland. Eac...

Pleomorphic adenoma is the most common benign parotid gland tumor. Although its local recurrence rate is known to be high, the recurrence extending to the cervical region is rare. Here we report a case of a young female (25 years old) with pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland which showed multiple recurrences through facial to cervical regions over a span of eight years. We also discuss how...

Although lipoma is commonly found in soft tissues, the parotid gland lipoma is among the rarest benign primaiy tumors of the major salivary glands. The unilateral swelling of the parotid gland is not an uncommon clinical problem, however, lipoma as a cause of parotid gland enlargement seldom comes in mind as differential diagnosis. We have discussed the clinic pathological features of parotid g...

Coexistence of parotid tuberculosis along with a benign parotid tumor is a rare entity with only nine cases reported in the literature. We report here a case of primary parotid tuberculosis with concurrent pleomorphic adenoma in a 51-year-old female.

Neoplastic lesions of the salivary glands present an interesting subject matter because of their great histologic diversification. The complex features exhibited by many of these neoplasms has aroused considerable speculations concerning their histogenesis, and till date continues to hold the interest of clinicians and pathologists. A total of 75 cases of major salivary gland neoplasms were stu...