Ectopic ossification in the parotid gland.
We present a unique report of ectopic ossification with dystrophic calcification within an otherwise histologically normal parotid gland. The histopathological features of the case are discussed and general pathogenetic explanations for the lesion are explored.
Skinner
L J
LJ
Mater Misericordiae Hospital, Department of Otolaryngology/Head and Neck Surgery, Dublin 7, Ireland. skinnerljs@yahoo.com
Conlon
B J
BJ
Hegarty
S
S
O'Dwyer
T P
TP
D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009999:Ossification, Heterotopic / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery