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T1 axial section MRI after gadolinium injection
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At Parotid MRI (Figure 1), the lesions straddled between the superficial and deep lobe of the right parotid, oval 20/15mm.
Exofacial parotidectomy with facial nerve preservation
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To obtain histological evidence, we decided to perform a partial exofacial parotidectomy with dissection and preservation of the facial nerve (Figure 2).
The resected mass
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Anatomopathological examination of the resected mass (Figure 3) concluded a primary parotid and cervical lymph node tuberculosis.
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T1 axial section MRI after gadolinium injection
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This was in favor of a left parotid abscess (Figure 4).