Korean J Otolaryngol-Head Neck Surg.
2004 Mar;47(3):275-278.
A Case of Parotid Tuberculosis
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- 1Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Namkwang Hospital, College of Medicine, Seonam University, Gwangju, Korea. mddaum@hanmail.net
Abstract
- Tuberculosis of the salivary gland is a very rare disease and the incidence of the primary lesion more frequently involves the parotid gland than the submandibular or sublingual gland. Secondary tuberculosis may also occur but tends to occur in the submandibular or sublingual glands more frequently than in the parotid. It is associated with pulmonary tuberculosis and occurs in one of two forms-an acute inflammatory lesion or a chronic granulomatous lesion. In particular, the chronic granulomatous lesion presents a difficult diagnostic problem because it may mimic the more common tumorous lesion: usually, it is diagnosed after the excision biopsy. We have recently experienced a case of parotid tuberculosis that was diagnosed as the pleomorphic adenoma preoperatively, but which was confirmed as tuberculous lymphadenitis after superficial parotidectomy. We report it with a review of literature.
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