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The Vanishing Tumor: Parotid Oncocytoma

Sriya Srujana Paladugu1, Abirami Raghunath1, Chandru Ravindrakumar1

  • 1General Surgery, Sri Ramachandra Institute of Higher Education and Research, Chennai, IND.

Cureus
|September 29, 2025
PubMed
Summary

This case report details a parotid oncocytoma misdiagnosed as an abscess. Histopathological analysis confirmed oncocytoma, emphasizing its diagnostic challenges and the importance of histology for accurate parotid tumor diagnosis.

Keywords:
benign tumorfine needle aspiration cytologyhistological examinationmagnetic resonance imagingparotid gland oncocytomasuperficial parotidectomy

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