Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature
Congenital unilateral agenesis of the parotid gland is a rare condition with only few cases reported in the literature. A review of 21 cases in the available literature is presented in this article. We report on a further case of a 34-year-old woman with agenesis of the left parotid gland and lipoma...
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| description | Congenital unilateral agenesis of the parotid gland is a rare condition with only few cases reported in the literature. A review of 21 cases in the available literature is presented in this article. We report on a further case of a 34-year-old woman with agenesis of the left parotid gland and lipoma of the right cheek. Clinicopathological characteristics of described cases in the literature were discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-67a56c9bd47645889073d2e75e54818e2025-02-03T01:04:26ZengWileyCase Reports in Dentistry2090-64472090-64552016-01-01201610.1155/2016/26724962672496Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the LiteratureAfshin Teymoortash0Stephan Hoch1Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipp University, Marburg, GermanyDepartment of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Philipp University, Marburg, GermanyCongenital unilateral agenesis of the parotid gland is a rare condition with only few cases reported in the literature. A review of 21 cases in the available literature is presented in this article. We report on a further case of a 34-year-old woman with agenesis of the left parotid gland and lipoma of the right cheek. Clinicopathological characteristics of described cases in the literature were discussed.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2672496 |
| spellingShingle | Afshin Teymoortash Stephan Hoch Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature Case Reports in Dentistry |
| title | Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full | Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_fullStr | Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_full_unstemmed | Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_short | Congenital Unilateral Agenesis of the Parotid Gland: A Case Report and Review of the Literature |
| title_sort | congenital unilateral agenesis of the parotid gland a case report and review of the literature |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2016/2672496 |
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