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Findings, case of 65-year-old woman, preauricular mass

Imaging Findings

Ultrasound of left ear
Color Doppler
Computed Tomography
Gross pathology
Histology

Ultrasound of the left ear shows a hypoechoic lesion in the preauricular segment. Color Doppler demonstrates flow within the mass. Computed tomography in the area of the parotid gland shows a 2-cm mass that is hyperdense with contrast (the mass was reportedly isodense to muscle without contrast).

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