Salivary gland oncocytoma

What it means

A benign epithelial neoplasm composed of layers of oncocytes (small round nucleus, micro-granular, eosinophilic cytoplasm with numerous tightly-packed mitochondria)

Most cases of salivary gland oncocytoma occur in the parotid gland.

Rare diseases that can present with this1

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Also called: Parotid oncocytoma