Volume : VIII, Issue : V, May - 2019

Calcified deep lobe of Parotid Gland : A rare case report

Dr. Kumkum Bora, Dr Anisha Ganguly

Abstract :

Salivary gland neoplasms are uncommon , they make upto 6% of all head and neck tumours.(1)Benign salivary gland tumours are said to be more common than malignant ones, between 54% and 79% of all salivary gland tumours are benign and 21–46% are malignant. (2)Calcifications inside salivary gland tumours are even more sparse despite the fact that calcification is a common finding in inflammatory salivary gland disorders . The 19 year old male patient with gradually progressive swelling in the parotid region on the right side. Basic investigation, FNAC, radiological imaging was carried out and differential diagnosis was given as intra parotid lymph node or neoplastic lesion arising out of the mandible. Patient had undergone surgery in our department. Post operative biopsy revealed calcified deep lobe of parotid.

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CALCIFIED DEEP LOBE OF PAROTID GLAND : A RARE CASE REPORT, Dr. Kumkum Bora, Dr Anisha Ganguly PARIPEX‾INDIAN JOURNAL OF RESEARCH : Volume-8 | Issue-5 | May-2019

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