title: Basal cell adenoma in the deep portion of the parotid gland: a case report.
abstract: Basal cell adenoma (BCA) is a rare, benign neoplasm that most frequently arises in the parotid gland. We treated a 54-year-old female patient with BCA that had developed in the deep portion of the left parotid gland. The patient presented with gradual facial swelling with no other symptoms. We performed a total parotidectomy to excise the mass, but we preserved the facial nerve. Histopathology revealed a well-encapsulated mass. The tumor was composed of islands of comparatively uniform, small, dark, basaloid epithelial cells in the stroma. Histologic and immunohistochemical studies concluded that the BCA tumors were mostly trabecular. Postoperatively, there was no facial nerve weakness, and the tumor did not recur during the 24-month follow-up period.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dankook University Dental Hospital, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Woo-Yeol
authors.identifier: 0000-0001-8031-1711
authors.initials: WY
authors.lastname: Chung
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dankook University Dental Hospital, College of Dentistry, Dankook University, Cheonan, Korea.
authors.forename: Chul-Hwan
authors.identifier: 0000-0002-5199-2420
authors.initials: CH
authors.lastname: Kim
keywords: Basal cell adenoma; Facial nerve preservation; Parotid gland