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Unusual parotid tumors
Author(s) -
Parkin James L.,
Stevens Michael H.
Publication year - 1977
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197703000-00004
Subject(s) - parotid gland , medicine , differential diagnosis , lesion , pathology , pathological , parapharyngeal space , mandible (arthropod mouthpart) , salivary gland , anatomy , biology , botany , genus
The patient presenting with a mass lesion of the parotid gland is frequently found to have a mixed tumor of salivary tissue origin. However, less common lesions occur in the anatomical region of the parotid gland. These pathological entities deserve consideration in the differential diagnosis. This report presents nine patients with unusual lesions occurring in the parotid region. These lesions include cervicofacial actinomycosis, branchial cleft cyst, parapharyngeal tumors, bony lesion of the mandible, non‐parotid origin malignant tumor, and metastatic malignant tumors. Each class of lesions demonstrated is also discussed.