Lipoma of the parotid gland

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areas composed of fat.

Occurrence of lipoma is often sporadic and rarely inherited Case report: A 74 year old male presented with a left sided neck swelling which was gradually increasing in size over a duration of 10 years.

It was associated with intermittent pain 6 months prior to presentation.

Discussion: Lipoma is the commonest benign mesenchymal tumor and is a relatively uncommon presentation in the head and neck region.

Often a fine needle aspiration cytology is able to indicate the presence of a lipoma.

However, with the computed tomographic scan, the level of attenuation is able to indicate the presence of a lipoma.

Although benign, there are reports of malignant transformation to a liposarcoma.

Conclusion: Lipoma of the parotid gland is often mistaken for other tumors hence an accurate clinical assessment together with preoperative imaging and histopathological examination helps to facilitate the diagnosis