Abstract:Mycobacterial infection of the salivary glands is extremely rare, even in endemic countries. Differential diagnosis with benign or malignant neoplasms is challenging, and treatment is often delayed. We describe the case of a 62-year-old female patient who presented with a 2-month-old complaint of a right preauricular painless swelling. An ultrasound-guided fine-needle aspiration biopsy was performed, with a resulting lymphocytic infiltrate, without clear atypia. MRI demonstrated a lesion with ill-defined conto… Show more
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