INFLAMMATORY PSEUDOTUMOR OF PAROTID GLAND - A CASE REPORT

An inflammatory pseudotumor is a rare clinical condition of unknown etiology and benign course, mimicking sometimes other malignant entities under the clinic and pathologic viewpoint(3). Inflammatory pseudotumor" is a broad descriptive term used to describe a localized collection of inflammatory and fibroblastic cells 4, 8. It is an uncommon lesion that can present clinically like a tumor(9). Due to presence of abundant polyclonal plasma cells, its etiology ( post inflammatory vs immunologic) is still being debated(6). We report a case of inflammatory pseudotumor of the parotid in a 61 year old man.