Lipoma Of The Parotid Gland

Document Type : Case report

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1 Department Of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia

2 Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Kebangsaan Malaysia

3 Department 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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