Tuberculosis of the Parotid Gland

Abstract EN

Parotid gland involvement is extremely rare, even in countries in which tuberculosis is endemic.

Clinically, it usually presents as a slow-growing mass indistinguishable from a malignancy.

On imaging too, tuberculosis of the parotid may mimic neoplasm.

The diagnosis of parotid tuberculosis needs a high degree of clinical suspicion.

This paper highlights the clinical presentation, imaging findings, and importance of FNAC in diagnosis of this rare entity.