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Case Reports
. 2017:2017:5169364.
doi: 10.1155/2017/5169364. Epub 2017 Jul 30.

Lymphoepithelial Cyst of Parotid in an Immunocompetent Patient with Chronic Otitis Media

Meera Niranjan Khadilkar  1 , Vishnu Prasad  1 , Vijendra Shenoy Santhoor  1 , M P Kamath  1 , Haneesh Domah  1
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Lymphoepithelial Cyst of Parotid in an Immunocompetent Patient with Chronic Otitis Media

Meera Niranjan Khadilkar et al. Case Rep Otolaryngol. 2017.

Abstract

Lymphoepithelial cysts of parotid are known to occur in HIV patients. In the present report, lymphoepithelial cyst of parotid was diagnosed in a middle aged immunocompetent patient, along with chronic otitis media. The source of infection and treatment options are summarized.

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Figure 1
Figure showing right parotid swelling.
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Figure 2
Intraoperative photograph showing enucleation of the parotid cyst.
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