Case Report
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World J Clin Cases. Feb 6, 2019; 7(3): 366-372
Published online Feb 6, 2019. doi: 10.12998/wjcc.v7.i3.366
Papillary cystadenoma of the parotid gland: A case report
Li Wang, Shi-Kun Zhang, Ying Ma, Patrick K Ha, Zhi-Ming Wang
Li Wang, Shi-Kun Zhang, Zhi-Ming Wang, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Ying Ma, Department of Pathology, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China
Patrick K Ha, Division of Head and Neck Oncologic and Endocrine Surgery, Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, University of California-San Francisco, San Francisco, CA 94115, United States
Author contributions: Wang L and Wang ZM contributed to the design of the article; Wang L and Zhang SK contributed to the literature review and manuscript drafting and editing; Ha PK, as an English native speaker, contributed to the critical revision and content of the manuscript; all authors approved the final draft submitted.
Supported by Natural Science Foundation of Liaoning Province, No. 20170541042.
Informed consent statement: Informed written consent was obtained from the patient for publication of this report and any accompanying images. The study was reviewed and approved by the Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University Institutional Review Board.
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Corresponding author: Zhi-Ming Wang, DDS, MD, PhD, Doctor, Professor, Surgeon, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, No. 36, Sanhao Street, Heping District, Shenyang 110004, Liaoning Province, China. wangzm@sj-hospital.org
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Received: November 1, 2018
Peer-review started: November 1, 2018
First decision: November 27, 2018
Revised: December 20, 2018
Accepted: December 29, 2018
Article in press: December 30, 2018
Published online: February 6, 2019
Core Tip

Core tip: We present an unusual parotid gland papillary cystadenoma that was mistaken for a temporomandibular joint (TMJ) tumor. Surgeons should pay particular attention to the integrity of the interstitial space around the condyle in preoperative magnetic resonance imaging and computed tomography. If the space is intact, the mass may come from the parotid gland, otherwise, it is of TMJ origin. The tumor‘s origin determines operative planning and process.