<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p> Sialolipoma affecting the salivary glands is an uncommon lipoma variant composed of mature adipose tissue mixed with acinar, ductal, basal and myoepithelial cells of normal salivary gland. It has a wide age range at presentation. Generally, the major gland has male predilection while the minor gland has a female preponderance. A diagnostic workup requires CT or MRI to define the exact location and texture of the lesion. Surgical excision is recommended when the tumor progressively increases in size. Prognosis is good whereby no malignant transformation or recurrences has been reported.</p></abstract>

Sialolipoma affecting the salivary glands is an uncommon lipoma variant composed of mature adipose tissue mixed with acinar, ductal, basal and myoepithelial cells of normal salivary gland. It has a wide age range at presentation. Generally, the major gland has male predilection while the minor gland has a female preponderance. A diagnostic workup requires CT or MRI to define the exact location and texture of the lesion. Surgical excision is recommended when the tumor progressively increases in size. Prognosis is good whereby no malignant transformation or recurrences has been reported.

Sialolipoma of the Parotid Gland: An Uncommon Lipoma Variant of Salivary Gland

Acta Medica Bulgarica

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Sialolipoma affecting the salivary glands is an uncommon lipoma variant composed of mature adipose tissue mixed with acinar, ductal, basal and myoepithelial...

Sialolipoma of the Parotid Gland: An Uncommon Lipoma Variant of Salivary Gland

Article Category: Case Reports

Published Online: Mar 31, 2018

Page range: 39 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2018-0007

Keywords
parotid, sialolipoma, salivary gland

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This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Sialolipoma of the Parotid Gland: An Uncommon Lipoma Variant of Salivary Gland

Article Category: Case Reports

Published Online: Mar 31, 2018

Page range: 39 - 41

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/amb-2018-0007

Keywordsparotid, sialolipoma, salivary gland

© 2018

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
parotid, sialolipoma, salivary gland