PubMed · 2010 · 10 citations · 0 references
DentistryOral PathologyPathologyHistopathologyOral HistopathologySalivary Gland DisordersSalivary Gland MalignanciesSalivary Gland PainSalivary Gland PathologySalivary GlandsInflammatory Lesion DescriptionInflammatory Parotid LesionsInflammatory Salivary Gland DiseaseInflammatory Salivary Gland LesionsParotid Gland DisordersParotid Gland PainParotid MassesSalivary Gland Masses
Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a chronic inflammatory salivary gland disease. Küttner reported 4 cases of submandibular gland lesions for the first time in 1896. Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a very rare inflammatory lesion of the parotid gland and cannot be easily distinguished from salivary malignant masses. We reported a 28-year-old male with a painful parotid tumour, which grew slowly for 4 years.