Spontaneous parotid gland infarct
Adler, D.; Maier, H.; Waldherr, R.
Hno 33(11): 517-520
1985
ISSN/ISBN: 0017-6192 PMID: 4077591 Document Number: 243586
Infarction of the parotid gland after surgery is caused by local ischaemia of the glandular tissue. The pathohistological changes are similar to those of necrotizing sialometaplasia of the minor salivary glands. A case of spontaneous infarction of the parotid gland in a 77 year old man is presented. The clinical appearance, sialometric, sialochemical, sialographic, cytological and microscopic features are described. The similarity of the morphological pictures of necrotizing sialometaplasia and squamous cell carcinoma and the resulting difficulties for differential diagnosis are discussed.