title: A case of sebaceous carcinoma of the parotid gland.
abstract: Sebaceous carcinoma of salivary gland origin is an extremely rare malignancy. It occurs mainly in the parotid gland. This is a case report of a sebaceous carcinoma in a 57-year-old woman who had a lump over the right parotid region for 8-9 months. The tumour was composed of small basaloid cells and large foamy cells. Sebaceous differentiation was evident in some tumour islands. This is the first case reported in the Department of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Dental Sciences, University of Peradeniya, and General Hospital Kandy, Srilanka.
authors.forename: B S M S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Siriwardena
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Tilakaratne
authors.forename: R M S K
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Rajapakshe
mesh_terms: D018266:Adenocarcinoma, Sebaceous / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*