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Case Reports
. 2015 Jan 14:2015:bcr2014207205.
doi: 10.1136/bcr-2014-207205.

An unusual parotid mass

Todd Kanzara  1 , Jagdeep Singh Virk  2 , Dhafir Al-Okati  3 , Tony Owa  2
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Case Reports

An unusual parotid mass

Todd Kanzara et al. BMJ Case Rep. .

Abstract

A 70-year-old Caucasian man with multiple comorbidities presented with a painless lump over the right parotid gland which was gradually increasing in size over the preceding 12 months. There were no systemic symptoms or facial weakness. Imaging indicated a benign tumour of the right parotid. Superficial parotidectomy was performed and the histology revealed a sialolipoma.

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Figure 1
Histopathological slide demonstrating normal salivary gland tissue (arrow) surrounded by mature adipose tissue infiltrating throughout. There is a thin fibrous capsule separating normal salivary gland tissue from abnormal adipose tissue (×40 magnification, H&E stain).
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