Open AccessA RARE TUMOR OF THE PAROTID GLAND: A CASE REPORT AND REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE
Author(s) -
Zahra Sayad,
Bouchra Dani,
R. Elazzouzi,
Salma Benazzou,
Malik Boulaadas
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
international journal of advanced research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2320-5407
DOI - 10.21474/ijar01/12322
Subject(s) - parotid gland , pathology , benign tumor , medicine , salivary gland , oncocytoma , radiological weapon , radiology , immunohistochemistry
We report a rare case of a parotid oncocytoma in a 63-year-old woman. It is a rare benign tumor accounting for less than 1.5% of all salivary gland tumors. It is known as the parotid mitochondrioma because it is made of cells rich in mitochondria with granular cytoplasm. It is a rare entity poorly documented in the literature, and there are no pathognomonicsymptoms or imaging, which makes the diagnosis of this tumor challenging.Surgery is the main treatment, and the diagnosis is confirmed by the histological study of the specimen. Through this observation, and in light of the literature, we will underline the anatomoclinical and radiological peculiarities of this tumor, to induce clinicians to consider this histological type.