Journal of Clinical Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery

The Busan, Ulsan, Gyeoungnam Branch of Korean Society of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery

J Clin Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 1994; 5(2):350-354

pISSN: 1225-0244, eISSN: 2713-833X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.35420/jcohns.1994.5.2.350

종설

원발성 결핵성 이하선염 1례

이봉희¹, 서민식¹

Primary Tuberculosis of the Parotid Gland

Bong Hee Lee¹, Min Sik Seo¹

¹고신대학교 의과대학 이비인후과학교실

¹Department of Otolaryngology, Kosin Medical College, Pusan, Korea

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Published Online: May 31, 2020

ABSTRACT

Primary tuberculosis of the parotid gland is rare and was first reported by Depaoli in 1893. Tuberculosis of the parotid gland usually presents as slow growing firm to hard, nodular mass with variable degree of fixation to superficial and deep structures. The lesion is usually unilateral and clinically indistinguishable from other parotid swelling, in particular, pleomorphic adenoma. The definitive diagnosis is made by the microscopic examination, and the treatment of early lesion is medical treatment and that of late lesion is excision with antituberculous chemotherapy for 1 to 2 years.

The authors experienced a case of priiriary tuberculosis of the parotid gland in 53 years old female who had treated by surgical excision and antituberculous chemotherapy, and reports this case with a brief literatures review.

Keywords: Tuberculosis; Parotid gland