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Bilateral parotid cysts as presentation of Sjögren’s syndrome

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

G. Plaza
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
M. P. Domínguez
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain
A. Bueno
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Fundación Hospital Alcorcón, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

We present a case of a 40-year woman with bilateral parotid salivary gland enlargement as presentation of primary Sjögren’s syndrome. Computed tomography (CT) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) showed parotid cysts, suggestive of cystic benign lymphoepithelial lesions. A sub-labial biopsy confirmed the syndrome. After 24-month follow-up, the left parotid cysts remain the same, whereas other cysts have appeared in the right parotid gland. Parotid involvement in Sjögren’s syndrome is discussed.

Type
Research Article
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2003

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