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Lipoma of parotid: a case report

The Egyptian Journal of Otolaryngology volume 33, pages 691–693 (2017)Cite this article

Abstract

Lipomas are common benign soft tissue neoplasm, but they seldom occur in head and neck regions compared to other sites. Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) accompanied with Computed tomography (CT) scan and Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) determines its diagnosis preoperatively. In symptomatic cases, surgery remains the treatment of choice but requires an experienced surgeon because of possible damage to the facial nerve and its branches. The authors have discussed a rare case of lipoma, involving the deep and superficial lobe of parotid of a 42-year-old female patient with emphasis on its characteristics, preoperative diagnostic methods and its surgery. This case report shows MRI’s to be potent diagnostic tool for Lipoma of the parotid, by means of which a surgical procedure could be planned while maintaining function and aesthetics.

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  1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology, Vyas Dental College & Hospital, Near Kudi Haud, Pali Road, Jodhpur, Rajasthan, 342005, India

    Ripon M. Chowdhury MDS

  2. Department of ENT, Head and Neck Oncology and Facial Plastic Surgery, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Dev Roy

  3. Department of Pathology, Rabindranath Tagore International Institute of Cardiac Sciences, Kolkata, West Bengal, India

    Sanjib K. Pattari

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Chowdhury, R.M., Roy, D. & Pattari, S.K. Lipoma of parotid: a case report. Egypt J Otolaryngol 33, 691–693 (2017). https://doi.org/10.4103/ejo.ejo_10_17

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