Giant Parotid Tumor at Nianankoro Fomba Hospital in Ségou: About a Case

Parotid tumor is defined as a progressive and abnormal increase in the volume of the parotid due to an excessive multiplication of cells. The diagnosis of tumors is pre, per and postoperative. The treatment is mainly surgical. The objective of this work was to bring out the clinical, para-clinical and therapeutic aspect of parotid tumors. It was Mr D M of Malian nationality, 55 years old, admitted to the stomatology/maxillofacial surgery department of the Nianankoro Fomba hospital in Ségou for treatment of swelling of the right hemiface. The observation of this case relates to a 55-year-old patient who is compatible with the age group of the study conducted by E.S. Diom et al., The average age of the patients was 40 years with extremes of 5 years and 80 years [1]. Parotid tumors are mixed tumors. The latent nature of some of them sometimes makes us see long evolutions, voluminous forms which can evolve into cancerous forms.