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FREDERIC B. ASKIN, MD; WILLIAM H. WESTRA, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995;121(6):694-697.

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Pathologic Quiz Case 1

Haluk Özkul, MD; Fatum Tülin Kayhan, MD; Erkan Kiyak, MD; Behbut Cevansir, MD; Ilham Sarikahya, MD, Istanbul, Turkey

A 36-YEAR-OLD man was referred for evaluation of an enlarging mass in the left parotid region that had been present for 6 weeks. His dentist had prescribed amoxicillin and an antiinflammatory medication, but the mass continued to enlarge. The mass was 5X6 cm in diameter, firm, fixed, and painless. The mass was neither warm nor tender, and no changes were present in the overlying skin. No significant adenopathy of the neck was found. The patient's general physical examination and the remainder of his head and neck examination revealed no other abnormalities.

Computed tomography with intravenous contrast showed a centrally cystic mass beneath the left parotid gland (Figure 1). The mass was 7X3 cm in diameter and extended into the deep lobe of the parotid gland. The adjacent . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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