[Masseter oncocytoma of parotid origin].
BACKGROUND
Tumors developed in a salivary ectasia of the parotid gland are very rare. The authors describe a case of oncocytoma developed in such an ectopy.


METHODS
The tumor located in the parotid region was observed in a 79-year old man. There was no facial palsy, no pain, and no cervical adenopathy. MRI was the most helpful to localize and characterize the tumor. Surgical resection was performed after a parotidectomy. Histology confirmed the diagnosis.


CONCLUSIONS
The physiopathology of this rare entity is discussed with a literature review. It might correspond to a mitochondrial anomaly.
Bonfils
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Département d'ORL et de chirurgie cervicofaciale, hôpital européen Georges-Pompidou, 20, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France. pierre.bonfils@egp.aphp.fr
Frydman
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E
Meatchi
T
T
Mimoun
M
M
De Preobrajenski
N
N
D018249:Adenoma, Oxyphilic / Q000473:pathology*; D000368:Aged; D002828:Choristoma / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008406:Masseter Muscle / Q000473:pathology*; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000473:pathology; D010306:Parotid Gland