Open AccessTuberculosis of parotid gland masquerading parotid neoplasm
Author(s) -
Sameer Vyas,
Navchetan Kaur,
Thakur Deen Yadav,
Nalini Gupta,
Niranjan Khandelwal
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
national journal of maxillofacial surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2229-3418
pISSN - 0975-5950
DOI - 10.4103/0975-5950.111381
Subject(s) - medicine , parotid gland , tuberculosis , fine needle aspiration cytology , parotitis , parotidectomy , radiological weapon , radiology , extrapulmonary tuberculosis , surgery , cytology , pathology , mycobacterium tuberculosis
Parotid gland involvement in tuberculosis is rare. We present a case of middle aged male presenting with parotid swelling for 1 year and diagnosed to have parotid tuberculosis on fine needle aspiration cytology. A brief review of radiological findings in tuberculous parotitis is discussed which can help in correct interpretation and timely diagnosis, and thus avoiding unnecessary parotidectomies.