title: Benign parotid diseases of childhood.
abstract: A 25-year retrospective study of 63 pediatric surgical cases of benign parotid disease was done. Inflammatory disorders accounted for 34 of the cases. The remaining 29 non-inflammatory conditions included vasoformative, solid, and cystic lesions and were nearly always asymptomatic.
mesh_terms: D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003560:Cysts / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D006391:Hemangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008202:Lymphangioma / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D010173:Palpation; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010309:Parotitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D010808:Physical Examination