Computed tomography of benign masseteric hypertrophy

Benign masseteric hypertrophy (BMH), although an uncommon condition, is important in the differential diagnosis of parotid region masses. We believe CT is the ideal imaging modality for investigating patients with parotid region masses and that it has proved to be most useful in the diagnosis of masseteric hypertrophy. We present three cases of BMH and describe and discuss the CT findings and differential diagnosis of parotid region masses.