Cysts of the parotid gland. Review and report of two unusual cases.
Cysts of the major salivary glands are most frequent in the parotid where they form a small percentage of its benign tumours. They can be congenital or acquired and of parotid or extraparotid origin. Two unusual cysts are reported: a cholesteatoma arising from the ipsilateral mastoid, twenty years after successful radical mastoidectomy, and a deeply located cysts of probably congenital origin. The literature is reviewed and the management discussed. Parotidectomy, often with extensive dissection, remains in general the treatment of choice.
D002781:Cholesteatoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D003560:Cysts / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012796:Sialography