Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland

Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland

The case of a 44-year-old man with left parotid enlargement that was initially diagnosed as cementifying fibroma is presented. The lesion was found in the deep lobe of the parotid gland and was successfully removed. Postoperatively, the patient recovered well with intact facial nerve function and re...

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Main Author: S.S. Sreetharan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2005-01-01
Series:Asian Journal of Surgery
Subjects:
benign fibrous tumour
parotid neoplasm
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960258X
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spelling doaj-885fdfe798b34b55805c89dfbdb020e32020-11-24T21:24:58ZengElsevierAsian Journal of Surgery1015-95842005-01-01281454710.1016/S1015-9584(09)60258-XBenign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid GlandS.S. SreetharanThe case of a 44-year-old man with left parotid enlargement that was initially diagnosed as cementifying fibroma is presented. The lesion was found in the deep lobe of the parotid gland and was successfully removed. Postoperatively, the patient recovered well with intact facial nerve function and remained asymptomatic after 1 year. Subsequent histology revealed the mass to be a benign fibrous tumour. The diagnosis and management of this rare entity are discussed.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960258Xbenign fibrous tumourparotid neoplasm
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author S.S. Sreetharan
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Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland
Asian Journal of Surgery
benign fibrous tumour
parotid neoplasm
author_facet S.S. Sreetharan
author_sort S.S. Sreetharan
title Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland
title_short Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland
title_full Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland
title_fullStr Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland
title_full_unstemmed Benign Fibrous Tumour of the Parotid Gland
title_sort benign fibrous tumour of the parotid gland
publisher Elsevier
series Asian Journal of Surgery
issn 1015-9584
publishDate 2005-01-01
description The case of a 44-year-old man with left parotid enlargement that was initially diagnosed as cementifying fibroma is presented. The lesion was found in the deep lobe of the parotid gland and was successfully removed. Postoperatively, the patient recovered well with intact facial nerve function and remained asymptomatic after 1 year. Subsequent histology revealed the mass to be a benign fibrous tumour. The diagnosis and management of this rare entity are discussed.
topic benign fibrous tumour
parotid neoplasm
url http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S101595840960258X
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