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Primary tuberculosis of the parotid gland is rare and was first reported by Depaoli in 1893. Tuberculosis of the parotid gland usually presents as slow growing firm to hard, nodular mass with variable degree of fixation to superficial and deep structures. The lesion is usually unilateral and clinically indistinguishable from other parotid swelling, in particular, pleomorphic adenoma. The definitive diagnosis is made by the microscopic examination, and the treatment of early lesion is medical treatment and that of late lesion is excision with antituberculous chemotherapy for 1 to 2 years.

The authors experienced a case of priiriary tuberculosis of the parotid gland in 53 years old female who had treated by surgical excision and antituberculous chemotherapy, and reports this case with a brief literatures review.