2012 Volume 15 Issue 1 Pages 67-72
Lipoma occurring in the parotid gland is relatively rare among all parotid gland tumors. Lipoma is observed in about 1% of all parotid gland tumors. We report three cases of lipoma in the parotid gland treated at Tenri Hospital between 1997 and 2011. Computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging were useful for the diagnosis of lipoma, however fine- needle aspiration could not give an accurate cytological diagnosis preoperatively. The parotid gland tumor was surgically removed. The parotid tumor occurred from a deep lobe in one case and from a superficial lobe in two cases. There was neither facial palsy nor recurrence of tumors after surgery.
