
Parotid gland oncocytosis: Multifocal adenomatous oncocytic hyperplasia variant — A case report in Singapore
Author(s) -
Chee Seng Lee,
Eugene Hze-Khoong Poh,
Kotamma Venkateswaran,
Tsu Ken Loy,
Hsun Tau Chow
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
singapore dental journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2214-6075
pISSN - 0377-5291
DOI - 10.1142/s2214607519720039
Subject(s) - parotid gland , medicine , pathology , lesion , hyperplasia , salivary gland
Oncocytosis is a rare, benign, non-neoplastic lesion that can be further classified into diffuse oncocytosis or multifocal adenomatous oncocytic hyperplasia. This tumour has been estimated to account for 0.1% of all parotid gland tumours. 1 Here, we report a rare case of a patient who presented to the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Department with a 3-cm swelling of his left parotid gland. Histopathological results from a superficial parotidectomy revealed the lesion to be a multifocal adenomatous oncocytic hyperplasia of the parotid gland. A description of this rare disease and its management are included in this article.