CASTLEMAN’S DISEASE OF THE PAROTID: A CASE REPORT

¹Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, 3^rd Otorhinolaryngology Clinic, Ankara, Turkey
²Ankara Numune Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Patology, Ankara, Turkey Castleman’s disease (CD) is a rare, benign lymphoepithelial diseae of unknown cause, most commonly in the mediastinum. In this article, a 45 year-old male patient with parotid CD is presented and recent update on this entity is discussed. Magnetic resonance imaging scans showed about 3x3 cm mass in the right parotid region. Superficial parotidectomy with en-bloc resection of the mass was performed. Clinically and radiologically no recurrence was noted during a follow up period of one year. Although CD is less frequently seen among the parotid masses, it should be considered in the differential diagnosis of cases with mass in the parotid region. Keywords : Castleman’s disease, parotid