DOI: 10.36347/sjmcr.2023.v11i06.022

Pages: 1127-1131

Hemangioma of the parotid gland is a benign growth of endothelial cells. It is the most common tumor of the salivary glands in childhood. The initial appearance is usually before 4 weeks of age and achieves full growth before first half of infancy. Diagnostic studies, either imaging or histological ones, are not necessary in the presence of a single lesion with typical clinical history and objective examination. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the best imaging modality to diagnose and define the extent of parotid hemangioma. Various approaches for treatment are available and Propranolol is considered first line therapy for these tumors. In this paper, we report the case of a female infant who presented with right parotid region swelling, in whom the diagnosis of parotid hemangioma was made based on imaging features.