Presentation
Right side painless facial swelling of long duration
Patient Data
Age: 55 years old
Gender: Female
From the case:
Parotid lipoma
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A large well defined regular fat density (-120HU) soft tissue lesion is seen arising from the superficial lobe of the right parotid gland.
Case Discussion
Parotid lipoma is a benign non epithelial salivary gland tumor that is composed primary of mature adipose tissue. Diagnosis is made by CT or MRI by identifying fat containing lesion.