Differential Diagnosis Under the Microscope: Crystalloid Granuloma of the Parotid Gland.

The article presents a case of a 62-year-old man who was rushed to a clinic due to left parotid mass and sensation changes in his left cheek and preauricular area for several weeks to discuss crystalloid granuloma (CG) of the parotid gland. Other topics include the different crystalline structures (crystalloids) in neoplastic and non-neoplastic salivary gland lesions like oxalate, intraluminal and tyrosine, and the conditions called sialolithiasis and sialadenitis.