CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
41-year-old female with a progressive swelling in the right parotid gland, especially increasing in the last months.
The examination revealed that the swelling is painless and the facial nerve is not affected.


FINDINGS:
The T1 image demonstrates an inhomogeneous, slightly poorly circumscribed mass lesion in the right parotid gland.
The mass appears inhomogeneous, cystic and hyperdense in the coronal and T2 images. The mass appears inhomogeneous, a bit poorly circumscribed in the axial and coronal images after contrast administration.


DIAGNOSIS:
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma


DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS:
Other malignant tumors of the parotid gland.



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1) Amersham Health
2) Medecoinfo
3) Roche Lexikon Medizin
4) Pathologie Online