title: A mass at fat density in the parotid gland: dermoid cyst or lipoma.
abstract: A mass at fat density in the parotid gland: dermoid cyst or lipoma. Dermoid cysts (DC) of the head and neck are uncommon and account for only 7% of all dermoid cysts in the body. DCs of the parotid gland are even rarer. In this article, a 42-year-old female patient with DC of the parotid gland is presented and discussed with a brief review of the literature. Radiologic findings suggested that the mass was a lipoma, but observation of a hair in the cyst during surgery changed the clinical diagnosis to DC; this suspicion was confirmed by pathological analysis. Although DCs are rare among the parotid masses, they should be kept in mind during the differential diagnosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Ankara Numune Hospital, Ankara, Turkey. guleserkilic@yahoo.com
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Saylam
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tanrikulu
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Dursun
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Iriz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Eryilmaz
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003884:Dermoid Cyst / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008067:Lipoma / Q000473:pathology*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery