title: Tuberculosis of the parotid gland.
abstract: Parotid gland involvement is extremely rare, even in countries in which tuberculosis is endemic. Clinically, it usually presents as a slow-growing mass indistinguishable from a malignancy. On imaging too, tuberculosis of the parotid may mimic neoplasm. The diagnosis of parotid tuberculosis needs a high degree of clinical suspicion. This paper highlights the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and importance of FNAC in diagnosis of this rare entity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Apple Hospital, Kolhapur 416001, India.
authors.forename: Vivek
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Kiran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Patankar
authors.forename: Archana
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Shinde
authors.forename: Charu
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bhosale
authors.forename: Ajitey
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tamhane