[Parotid tuberculosis simulating neoplasia. Presentation of a case and review of literature].
A case ofparotid tuberculosis (PTB) that during its clinical presentation complementary proofs, exploration and realised treatment made suspect as first possibility a parotid tumor is presented. After an histologic study, it could be proved that the real problem of the patient was that she had suffered a parotid tuberculosis. An exposition of the case is made with the different technics that must be realised facing a patient of these caracteristics, before thinking in surgery, although secure, but with its mortal risks in these times where the incidence of tuberculosis is increasing in the first world.
Padilla Parrado
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Servicio ORL, Hospital Virgen De La Salud, Toledo.
Díaz Sastre
M A
MA
Aranzana Gómez
A
A
Morales Puebla
J M
JM
Chacón Martínez
J
J
Caro García
M A
MA
Jiménez Antolín
J A
JA
Menéndez Loras
L M
LM
D000328:Adult; D044963:Biopsy, Fine-Needle; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009164:Mycobacterium Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D009169:Mycobacterium tuberculosis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010309:Parotitis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed