title: Synchronous unilateral basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland: A case report.
abstract: The current study reports the case of a 68-year-old male who presented with a 4-month history of a painless slow-growing mass in the left parotid region. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed two independent, round lesions in the superficial and deep lobes of the parotid gland on the left side, respectively. A total parotidectomy was performed and basal cell adenomas (BCAs) were identified by histopathological examination. At the 6-month follow-up examination, no sign of recurrence was found. This study describes the clinical features of a rare case of synchronous unilateral BCA in the parotid gland and also provides a review of the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430014, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Jin
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kuang
authors.affiliation: Department of Dentistry, Wuhan Children's Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430015, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Qian
authors.initials: Q
authors.lastname: Rao
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430014, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Hao
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Wuhan Central Hospital, Wuhan, Hubei 430014, P.R. China.
authors.forename: Zhigang
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Cheng
keywords: basal cell adenoma; parotid gland; synchronous