title: Parotid swelling as the first manifestation of nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a report of two cases.
abstract: Nasopharyngeal carcinoma usually presents with enlargement of upper cervical lymph nodes, epistaxis, postnasal discharge, aural symptoms or cranial nerve palsy. Parotid swelling as the first and presenting symptom creates a diagnostic problem to both clinicians and pathologists. The authors report here two such cases to draw attention to this diagnostic problem and discuss the therapeutic implications.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000556:secondary