Atheroma of the facial artery mimicking a parotid gland tumor
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INTRODUCTION Atheroma of the facial artery is an extremely rare disease. CLINICAL FINDINGS/PATIENT CONCERNS Herein, we report an extremely rare case of an atheroma arising from the facial artery, mimicking a parotid gland tumor. DIAGNOSES The preoperative diagnosis was a right-sided parotid gland tumor. INTERVENTIONS We performed removal of the right parotid gland tumor, via a modified face-lift incision. OUTCOMES Histological examination of the specimen revealed an atheroma of the facial artery. CONCLUSION Clinicians should consider atheroma in the differential diagnosis of tumors arising around the parotid gland.
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