Giant lipoma arising from the deep lobe of the parotid gland: Case report

Abstract

Lipomas in the head and neck region are uncommon. Rarely, they can develop in the parotid gland with reported incidence ranges from 0,6 to 4,4% among parotid tumors. The deep lobe of parotid gland lipoma is even rarer clinical entity. They are mostly a painless, asymptomatic and slow growing swelling. Because of their rarity, they are not often considered in the differential diagnosis of parotid tumors. Therefore, surgical management of lipomas in the parotid gland is controversial.In this article we described a case of giant lipoma arising from the deep lobe of the parotid gland and also extended to the parapharyngeal space.

Keywords

• Lipoma, parotid gland, deep lobe, parapharyngeal space.

Parotis bezi derin lobtan kaynaklanan dev lipom: Olgu sunumu

Abstract

Baş ve boyun bölgesindeki lipomlar göreceli olarak seyrektir.Nadiren parotis bezinden kaynaklanırlar, parotis tümörlerinin % 0,6-4,4 ünü lipomlar oluştururlar. Parotis bezi derin lobu kaynaklı lipomlar daha da nadir görülürler.Çoğunlukla asemptomatik, ağrısız ve yavaş büyüyen şişlik olarak kendini belli eder.Nadir görülmelerinden dolayı parotis tümörlerinin ayırıcı tanısında akla gelmezler bu yüzden de cerrahi tedavisi tartışmalıdır.Bu makalede parotis bezi derin lobtan kaynaklanan ve parafarengeal alana da uzanan dev lipomlu bir olgu sunulmuştur.

Keywords

• Lipom, parotis, derin lob, parafarengeal alan.

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