Introduction: The primary involvement of the parotid duct in rhinosporidiosis is very rare in clinical practice. Here, we present a case of rhinosporidiosis primarily involving the parotid duct, which was successfully excised through transparotid and transoral approaches.   Case Report: A 51-year-old male presented with a painless progressive sw...

BACKGROUND Dysgenetic polycystic salivary gland disease is a rare pathology. No case of minor salivary gland involvement has been reported in the literature. METHODS A female patient presented with bilateral tumors of the parotid glands, bilateral submandibular gland enlargement, and multiple cystic lesions of the oral mucosa. MRI of the neck was performed along with fine-needle aspiration (F...

OBJECTIVES We analyzed the outcomes following clinical management of parotid masses that were determined to be malignant tumors after parotidectomy. METHODS We evaluated data from 70 patients with parotid malignancies between November 1994 and December 2005. RESULTS Among salivary histotypes (n=49), the most significant prognostic parameter was cT4 stage at diagnosis (P=0.0055, log-rank) bo...

We report a 48-year-old man who presents with a 20-month history of left parotid enlargement despite treatment with antibiotics and steroids. He presented with a non-painful palpable mass in his left parotid without facial weakness or otologic symptoms. Fine needle aspiration was inconclusive, and an attempted excisional biopsy was aborted due to involvement of the facial nerve and suspicion of...

BACKGROUND Although parotid-sparing IMRT decreased the dose distribution of parotid, parotid region recurrence has been reported. Prophylactic irradiation in parotid area would be necessary in patients with high risk of parotid lymph node metastasis (PLNM). This study was to detect the high-risk factors of PLNM in nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS This was a 1:2 case-control study. All patien...

extra-skeletal ewing’s sarcoma is a rare soft tissue malignant neoplasm, morphologically indistinguishable from skeletal ewing’s sarcoma. the usual sites of involvement are the soft tissues of para-vertebral region, chest wall, and lower extremity. extra-skeletal ewing’s sarcoma is rare in the head and neck region and very few cases are reported in the parotid gland. the cytological features of...

INTRODUCTION Radiotherapy of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with parapharyngeal space (PPS) involvement may deliver high dose to the parotid gland. This study evaluated parotid gland changes during and up to 3 months after radiotherapy. METHODS Kilovoltage computed tomography (CT) scans of head and neck region of 39 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with PPS involvement were performed at p...

OBJECTIVE Wegener's granulomatosis is a systemic vasculitis characterized by necrotizing granulomatous lesions mostly involving the upper and lower respiratory tract. The disease rarely causes parotid gland involvement and pneumothorax. We report a case of Wegener's granulomatosis involving parotid gland, and complicated with a pneumothorax. CLINICAL PRESENTATION A 45-year-old man admitted wi...

OBJECTIVE The study was aimed to investigate whether the occurrence of matrix metalloproteinases (MMP) 2 and 9 in parotid saliva of juvenile recurrent parotitis (JRP) patients is associated with the degree of glandular involvement. STUDY DESIGN Thirty-three JRP patients were included. Involvement of parotid gland was assessed by sialography. Parotid saliva was assayed for MMP-2 and MMP-9 by z...

SUMMARY: BACKGROUND: Metastases to the parotid and thyroid glands from breast cancer are rare and have a poor prognosis. CASE REPORT: We present the case of a patient with breast carcinoma and synchronous involvement of both the parotid and thyroid gland, and review the literature on this subject. CONCLUSION: Metastatic malignancy in clinically suspect thyroid and parotid nodules could be detec...