title: Tuberculosis of parotid gland masquerading parotid neoplasm.
abstract: Parotid gland involvement in tuberculosis is rare. We present a case of middle aged male presenting with parotid swelling for 1 year and diagnosed to have parotid tuberculosis on fine needle aspiration cytology. A brief review of radiological findings in tuberculous parotitis is discussed which can help in correct interpretation and timely diagnosis, and thus avoiding unnecessary parotidectomies.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
authors.forename: Sameer
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Vyas
authors.forename: Neeraj
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Kaur
authors.forename: Thakur D
authors.initials: TD
authors.lastname: Yadav
authors.forename: Nalini
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Niranjan
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Khandelwal
keywords: Cytology; parotid; tuberculosis