Objetive: To report a case of basal cell adenoma in an adult patient. Introduction: The basal cell
adenoma is a rare tumor, it represents the 1-2% of the major salivary gland tumors. It has a
low malignancy rate and a good prognosis, but it has high recurrency. It is tipically presented
during the fifth decade of life, and its usually as a firm and movable mass of slow growth.
Case Report: A 58-year-old man with a left parotid tumor of 4 months of evolution, with no
other symptoms. A total parotidectomy is performed without any incidents, or sequels. The
deferred biopsy showed a basal cell adenoma. Discussion: The histopathological analysis is
essential for the differential diagnosis with malignant tumors. As there are case reports that
shows malignancy of the basal cell adeno
Herrera L., J. ., Cabané T., P. ., & Morales H., C. . (2014). Adenoma de células basales de parótida. Caso clínico y revisión de la literatura. Revista Hospital Clínico Universidad De Chile, 25(4), pp. 273–6. https://doi.org/10.5354/2735-7996.2014.72704
