[Case of basal cell adenomas arising from the bilateral parotid glands].
A 64-year-old woman with basal cell adenomas of the bilateral parotid glands is presented. The tumor mass on the right side measured 5.5 X 5.8 cm; on the left it was 6.0 X 7.5 cm. Histologically, the right side tumor was of trabecular type, that of the left, tubular type of basal cell adenoma. The latter lesion had been present for the past 30 years, the former for six years. This may be the first reported case of bilateral basal cell adenomas of the parotid gland.
D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*