INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF PAROTID GLAND – A CASE REPORT.
Journal Title: Journal of Evolution of Medical and Dental Sciences - Year 2013, Vol 2, Issue 42
Abstract
An inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare clinical condition of unknown etiology and benign course, mimicking sometimes other malignant entities under the clinic and pathologic viewpoint3. Inflammatory pseudotumor” is a broad descriptive term used to describe a localized collection of inflammatory and fibroblastic cells 4, 8. It is an uncommon lesion that can present clinically like a tumor9. Due to presence of abundant polyclonal plasma cells, its etiology (post inflammatory vs immunologic) is still being debated6. We report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the parotid in a 61 year old man
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Thirumaran N. S, Smruti Tripathy
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