title: Inflammatory pseudotumor of the parotid gland.
abstract: Inflammatory pseudotumor is a term that refers to a reactive pseudoneoplastic disorder that can appear in different locations of the human body. The lung is the most frequently affected organ. The etiology is still unknown. It affects individuals of both sexes and of a wide range of ages. The diagnosis is still difficult and it is based on the histological examination of the lesions composed of four cell-types: histiocytes, myofibroblasts, plasma cells and lymphocytes. With regard to the treatment regimes there is no agreement. Treatment ranges from surgical excision to radiotherapy, chemotherapy or steroids. The purpose of this article is to report one case of inflammatory pseudotumor located in the parotid gland and to make a special point of the difficulty in arriving at a correct diagnosis in order to achieve the most adequate treatment.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Reina Sofía, Avda. Menéndez Pidal s/n 14004 Córdoba, Spain. gracia_barrios@yahoo.es
authors.forename: Gracia M
authors.initials: GM
authors.lastname: Barrios-Sánchez
authors.forename: Alicia
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dean-Ferrer
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Alamillos-Granados
authors.forename: Juan José
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Ruiz-Masera
authors.forename: Francisco M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Zafra-Camacho
authors.forename: José A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: García de Marcos
authors.forename: José M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Calderón-Bohórquez
mesh_terms: D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006104:Granuloma, Plasma Cell / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery