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[Parotid sarcoidosis: report of a new case]
R Pila Pérez1, O Barrios Sánchez, R Pila Peláez
1Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Docente Manuel Ascunce Doménech, Camagüey (Cuba).
Acta Otorrinolaringologica Espanola
|January 1, 1997
Abstract:
A 50-year-old man was diagnosed as parotid sarcoidosis. The main features of the disease and the importance of biopsy and histological studies for its diagnosis and treatment are emphasized. The disease, although rare, should be kept in mind if the prognosis of these patients is to be improved.
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