Atheroma of the facial artery mimicking a parotid gland tumor A case report

作者：Lee Dong Hoon; Yoon Tae Mi; Lee Joon Kyoo^*; Lim Sang Chul

来源：Medicine, 2016, 95(46): e5403.

DOI：10.1097/MD.0000000000005403

• atheroma
• facial artery
• parotid gland

Introduction: Atheroma of the facial artery is an extremely rare disease.
Clinical Findings/Patient Concerns: Herein, we report an extremely rare case of an atheroma arising from the facial artery, mimicking a parotid gland tumor.
Diagnoses: The preoperative diagnosis was a right-sided parotid gland tumor.
Interventions: We performed removal of the right parotid gland tumor, via a modified face-lift incision.
Outcomes: Histological examination of the specimen revealed an atheroma of the facial artery.
Conclusion: Clinicians should consider atheroma in the differential diagnosis of tumors arising around the parotid gland.

• 出版日期2016-11