Ectopic ossification in the parotid gland

Rev Laryngol Otol Rhinol (Bord). 2003;124(4):243-5.

Abstract

We present a unique report of ectopic ossification with dystrophic calcification within an otherwise histologically normal parotid gland. The histopathological features of the case are discussed and general pathogenetic explanations for the lesion are explored.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Middle Aged
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / pathology*
  • Ossification, Heterotopic / surgery
  • Parotid Diseases / pathology*
  • Parotid Diseases / surgery