Facial paralysis associated with benign diseases of the parotid gland is very rare. It has been reported in approximately 16 cases of acute suppurative parotitis or parotid abscess. We presented a 45-year-old woman who developed facial paralysis secondary to an occult parotid abscess. Initially, there was no facial paralysis and the signs and symptoms were suggestive of acute parotitis, for whi...

Adenomatous ductal proliferation/hyperplasia (ADP/H) of the salivary gland, a rare asymptomatic nonneoplastic lesion that histopathologically resembles basal cell adenoma, is typically incidentally identified in resected specimens of other salivary diseases such as tumors and chronic sialadenitis. A 70-year-old male was referred to our hospital with a 9-month history of continuous swelling in t...

Conservative parotidectomy has been for years an effective and well-established technique. Recently, aesthetic considerations have been reviewed. A minimal pre- and retroauricular incision is proposed that does not extend to the hair-bearing skin. This reduces the length of the scar and the extent of the dissection improving aesthetic results. This is a retrospective study of 32 parotidectomies...

Sjögren syndrome is uncommon in children and occurs most often in association with autoimmune diseases (secondary Sjögren syndrome). We describe the clinical and biological features of a 7-year-old girl with primary Sjögren syndrome revealed by recurrent parotiditis. CASE REPORT A 7-year-old girl was referred for investigation of multiple episodes of parotid swelling since age 4 years, withou...

INDIAN PEDIATRICS 1009 VOLUME 43__NOVEMBER 17, 2006 Suppurative salivary gland diseases are rare in neonates. Only 22 cases of neonatal suppurative parotitis are described in the English literature in the last 35 years(1). During a 9-year study by Sabatino, et al., five cases of neonatal suppurative parotitis were detected in 3624 hospital admissions. The relative risk of developing neonatal su...

PURPOSE We hypothesized that a difference in restricted diffusion would exist in patients with connective tissue disorders (CTD) as compared with those without CTD. Our purpose was to determine whether the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) measurement could be used to identify parotid abnormalities in patients with CTD. METHODS One neuroradiologist, who was unaware of patient histories, re...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the surgical results of pediatric parotid gland masses with specific attention to complications. METHODS A retrospectively review of medical records n=21 aged one to 18 years who underwent parotidectomy at Doernbecher Children's Hospital, Portland, Oregon, USA from 1993 to 2003. The exclusion criteria were as follows; age above 18 years, incision and drainage of parotid ...

Introduction: Different imaging modalities are used to evaluate salivary gland diseases, including tumors. Ultrasonography (US) is the preferred method on account of its ease of use, affordability, safety profile, and good tolerance among patients. The aim of this study was to evaluate the role of US in differentiating malignant from benign parotid tumors, in the context of previous controversy...