Vol.95 No.5 contentsPRACTICA OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGICA
Vol. 95 No. 5 May 2002
Two Cases of Tuberculosis of the Parotid Gland
Tsutomu Nonoyama, Satoko Usui and Ryuichirou Saijou
(Saiseikai Matsusaka General Hospital)
Tuberculosis of the parotid gland is not a common disease. We reported here two cases of tuberculosis of the parotid gland. The first case is a 78-year-old man who had a left parotid gland mass for 10 years. We suspected pleomorphic adenoma from the preoperative findings of MRI and performed a parotidectomy. Postoperative pathological findings showed a Warthin's tumor of the parotid gland with tuberculosis. We realized that this case was very rare.
The second case is a 76-year-old woman who had had a left parotid gland mass for 1 month. The mass had rapidly enlarged and adhered to the skin, in addition to the skin becoming reddish. She complained of tenderness at the mass. We suspected a malignant tumor of the parotid gland and performed surgical resections with the skin. Postoperative pathological findings showed tuberculosis of the parotid gland.
Tuberculosis is one of the most important of the re-emerging infectious diseases in the world. We should always consider tuberculosis, because early diagnosis and treatment are mandatory.
Key words : tuberculosis, parotid tumor, parotid gland, Warthin's tumor