title: Tuberculosis of the parotid gland.
abstract: Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is very rare and clinically indistinguishable from a neoplasm. Thus the diagnosis of parotid gland involvement with tuberculosis has traditionally been made after surgical resection. We present a case which was diagnosed on fine needle aspiration cytology and managed medically.
authors.affiliation: Maltepe University Medical Faculty, Department of Otolaryngology, Istanbul, Turkey. metei@superonline.com
authors.forename: Mete
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iserì
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Aydìner
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Celìk
authors.forename: Onder
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Peker
mesh_terms: D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology