title: [Leiomyoma. A rare neoplasia of the parotid gland].
abstract: Leiomyomas are benign neoplasias consisting of smooth muscle tissue, with the most common localization being the uterus. Less often incidence is observed in other regions such as the blood vessels, esophagus and lower urinary tract. Leiomyomas occur only rarely in the head and neck area. We report about a female patient being treated because of progredient swelling and enlargement of the left parotid gland. The histological specimen revealed a regressive transformed tumor.
authors.affiliation: HNO-Klinik, Helios-Klinikum Berlin-Buch, Schwanebecker Chaussee 50, Berlin, Germany. sina.lehmann@helios-kliniken.de
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Lehmann
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Tzamalis
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reichelt
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Jovanovic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007889:Leiomyoma / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery*; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D016896:Treatment Outcome