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Case Reports
. 2023 Nov;102(11):NP549-NP551.
doi: 10.1177/01455613211031028. Epub 2021 Jul 5.

Apocrine Hidrocystoma of the Parotid Gland

Ines Kharrat  1   2 , Imen Achour  1   2 , Wadii Thabet  1   2 , Mohamed Amine Chaabouni  1   2 , Majdi Trigui  1   2 , Mariem Triki  2   3 , Bouthaina Hammami  1   2 , Ilhem Charfeddine  1   2
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Apocrine Hidrocystoma of the Parotid Gland

Ines Kharrat et al. Ear Nose Throat J. 2023 Nov.
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Abstract

Apocrine hidrocystoma is a cystic tumor originating from apocrine sweat glands. It is predominantly located in the eyelid margins. Here, we report a case of apocrine hidrocystoma of the parotid gland in a 19-year-old man who was referred to our outpatient clinic with a 5-year history of a gradual swelling in the left parotid region. The patient underwent left superficial parotidectomy. Histological examination confirmed the diagnosis of apocrine hidrocystoma. The case is original by the tumor's location: to the best of our knowledge, this could be the first case in English and French literature reporting an apocrine hidrocystoma affecting the parotid gland. The purpose of this article is to report our case and discuss its clinical and anatomopathological features as well as its differential diagnoses.

Keywords: apocrine hidrocystoma; cystic tumor; histology; parotid gland.

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