title: Agenesis of the unilateral parotid gland associated with pleomorphic adenoma of the contralateral parotid gland.
abstract: Congenital absence of the parotid gland is extremely infrequent. We present here a case of unilateral parotid gland agenesis with pleomorphic adenoma of the contralateral parotid gland. Even though pleomorphic adenoma is the most common tumour of the parotid gland, to our knowledge this is the first case of these two conditions being seen together.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Gulhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara, Turkey.
authors.forename: Omer
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Karakoc
authors.forename: Tímur
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Akcam
authors.forename: Murat
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kocaoglu
authors.forename: Sertac
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Yetiser
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging