title: A case of necrotizing sialometaplasia involving bilateral parotid glands.
abstract: Necrotizing sialometaplasia of the parotid gland is infrequent and can be mistaken as a malignant disease. Its etiology is thought to be an insufficient blood supply. Bilateral involvement of this disease in parotid glands has been rarely reported in the English literature. We report a case of necrotizing sialometaplasia diagnosed after superficial parotidectomy due to bilateral parotid masses in a 69-year old heavy smoking female.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
authors.forename: Young-Ha
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Young Hoon
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Joo
authors.forename: Jeong-Hoon
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012797:Sialometaplasia, Necrotizing / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D012907:Smoking / Q000009:adverse effects; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed