Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report
Hemangiomas account for 0.4-0.6% of all tumors of the parotid gland. With about 50 cases reported worldwide in adults, diagnosing a hemangioma in the parotid gland can be difficult. An accurate diagnosis of parotid hemangiomas in adults before excision is challenging. We report a case of a 54-year-o...
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| author | Manisha Regmi Prabesh Adhikari Rojin Thapa Rohit Khadgi |
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| description | Hemangiomas account for 0.4-0.6% of all tumors of the parotid gland. With about 50 cases reported worldwide in adults, diagnosing a hemangioma in the parotid gland can be difficult. An accurate diagnosis of parotid hemangiomas in adults before excision is challenging. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with a left parotid mass of five years duration, which was rapidly increasing in size over last one year. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was suggestive of a left parotid pleomorphic adenoma invading the parapharyngeal space. Fine needle aspiration cytology was inconclusive. However, with a strong clinical suspicion of a pleomorphic adenoma, left total parotidectomy was performed. The histopathological findings were of a cavernous hemangioma. The rarity of such condition in head and neck region and misdiagnosis or failing to diagnose make this case more interesting to pathologists and clinicians alike. Nevertheless, hemangioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of parotid tumors in adults. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-b24f86349b9843fbab6f83721f57c72a2025-08-21T07:00:52ZengAssociation of Clinical Pathologists of NepalJournal of Pathology of Nepal2091-07972091-09082023-07-011312018202110.3126/jpn.v13i1.5447381565Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case reportManisha Regmi0https://orcid.org/0009-0000-4663-3311Prabesh Adhikari1https://orcid.org/0009-0008-7169-7286Rojin Thapa2https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9283-929XRohit Khadgi3https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5294-0430Patan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, NepalNational Path Lab and Research Center Pvt. Ltd., Kathmandu, NepalPatan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, NepalPatan Academy of Health Sciences, Lalitpur, NepalHemangiomas account for 0.4-0.6% of all tumors of the parotid gland. With about 50 cases reported worldwide in adults, diagnosing a hemangioma in the parotid gland can be difficult. An accurate diagnosis of parotid hemangiomas in adults before excision is challenging. We report a case of a 54-year-old woman with a left parotid mass of five years duration, which was rapidly increasing in size over last one year. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was suggestive of a left parotid pleomorphic adenoma invading the parapharyngeal space. Fine needle aspiration cytology was inconclusive. However, with a strong clinical suspicion of a pleomorphic adenoma, left total parotidectomy was performed. The histopathological findings were of a cavernous hemangioma. The rarity of such condition in head and neck region and misdiagnosis or failing to diagnose make this case more interesting to pathologists and clinicians alike. Nevertheless, hemangioma should be considered in the differential diagnosis of parotid tumors in adults.https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/54473cavernous hemangiomaparotid glandpleomorphic adenoma |
| spellingShingle | Manisha Regmi Prabesh Adhikari Rojin Thapa Rohit Khadgi Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report Journal of Pathology of Nepal cavernous hemangioma parotid gland pleomorphic adenoma |
| title | Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report |
| title_full | Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report |
| title_fullStr | Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report |
| title_short | Cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space: A case report |
| title_sort | cavernous hemangioma in adult parotid gland encroaching on the parapharyngeal space a case report |
| topic | cavernous hemangioma parotid gland pleomorphic adenoma |
| url | https://www.nepjol.info/index.php/JPN/article/view/54473 |
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