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Basal cell adenoma of the parotid gland: dynamic CT and MRI findings

Departments of ¹ Radiology, ² Otorhinolaryngology and ³ Pathology, Baskent University Medical School, Ankara, Turkey

Correspondence: Hasan Yerli, Baskent University Medical School, Department of Radiology, Fevzi cakmak cad. 10.sok No:45 B.evler, 06490, Ankara-TURKEY

Imaging findings in basal cell adenoma (BCA) of the parotid gland have been rarely reported. We report dynamic CT and MRI findings of BCA in the parotid gland in a 78-year-old woman. Dynamic CT study demonstrated strong multinodular contrast enhancement in the early phase which decreased gradually in the later phases. The mass was isointense on T₁ weighted and hyperintense on T₂ weighted MR images with a central haemorrhagic-necrotic component. The microscopic findings were consistent with membranous type BCA.

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