title: Hamartoma of the parotid gland: report of a unique case.
abstract: Hamartomas of the parotid gland are very rare. We present the case of a parotid gland hamartoma with oncocytic and sebaceous metaplasia arising as a 3-cm mass in a 70-year-old man. To the best of our knowledge, there has been no previous report of a tumor with the same features. We present this case to create awareness of hamartomas as part of the differential diagnosis of parotid masses.
authors.affiliation: Division of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, San Diego, CA, USA.
authors.forename: Yamileth
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nicolau
authors.forename: William C
authors.initials: WC
authors.lastname: Faquin
authors.forename: Daniel G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Deschler
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005155:Facial Nerve Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery