Lipoma Of The Parotid Gland | ||||
Egyptian Journal of Ear, Nose, Throat and Allied Sciences | ||||
Article 4, Volume 20, Issue 1, March 2019, Page 23-26 PDF (503.13 K) | ||||
Document Type: Case report | ||||
DOI: 10.21608/ejentas.2019.6272.1053 | ||||
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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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