Tuberculosis of parotid gland masquerading as Pleomorphic adenoma

• Main Authors: Vadisha Bhat, Biniyam Kolathingal, Rajeshwary Aroor, Madhukar Muniswamy Gowda
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2014-01-01
• Series: Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil University
• Subjects: Antituberculosis medication; parotid; superficial parotidectomy; tuberculosis
• Online Access: http://www.mjdrdypu.org/article.asp?issn=0975-2870;year=2014;volume=7;issue=1;spage=56;epage=58;aulast=Bhat

Salivary gland is one of the rare sites of tuberculosis, even though extrapulmonary tuberculosis accounts for 15-20% of all cases of tuberculosis. When it involves parotid gland, the presentation is usually with a slow growing swelling, which makes one to think of a neoplasm. The treatment of tuberculosis is medical, with antituberculosis treatment. However occasionally, the diagnosis of tuberculosis is done following a surgery performed for a suspected parotid tumor. Here we report a case of tuberculosis of parotid gland in a lady who underwent superficial parotidectomy for a parotid mass.