Lipoma Of The Parotid Gland | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||
| Article 4, Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2019, Pages 23-26 PDF (503.13 K) | ||
| Document Type: Case report | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2019.6272.1053 | ||
| Authors | ||
| Christopher Yeoh Yeoh Siu Ngee* 1; Min-Han Kong2; Azman Mawaddah2; Tan G. C3; Affandi K. A3 | ||
| 1Department Of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia | ||
| 2Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia | ||
| 3Department of Pathology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia | ||
| Abstract | ||
| areas composed of fat. Occurrence of lipoma is often sporadic and rarely inherited Case report: A 74 year old male presented with a left sided neck swelling which was gradually increasing in size over a duration of 10 years. It was associated with intermittent pain 6 months prior to presentation. Discussion: Lipoma is the commonest benign mesenchymal tumor and is a relatively uncommon presentation in the head and neck region. Often a fine needle aspiration cytology is able to indicate the presence of a lipoma. However, with the computed tomographic scan, the level of attenuation is able to indicate the presence of a lipoma. Although benign, there are reports of malignant transformation to a liposarcoma. Conclusion: Lipoma of the parotid gland is often mistaken for other tumors hence an accurate clinical assessment together with preoperative imaging and histopathological examination helps to facilitate the diagnosis | ||
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