Malakoplakia of the parotid gland |
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| Authors: | J C Dale R A Robinson |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. |
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| Abstract: | Xanthogranulomatous inflammation is an ubiquitous process that is most commonly observed in the kidney but may be observed in other organs. We report a case of xanthogranulomatous inflammation occurring in an enlarged parotid gland of a 65-year-old man as a result of salivary duct obstruction from sialolithiasis. We discuss the common histologic features and probably common aetiology of several inflammatory xanthograulomatous processes including malakoplakia. |
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