TypeCommonUncommonRare

  • Acute

  • Cytomegalovirus infection

  • Epstein-Barr virus infection

  • Staphylococcal or streptococcal infection

  • Toxoplasmosis

  • Viral upper respiratory infection

  • Acute sialadenitis

  • Arteriovenous fistula

  • Bartonella henselae infection

  • Hematoma

  • Human immunodeficiency virus infection

  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection

  • Parotid lymphadenopathy

  • Pseudoaneurysm

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  • Subacute

  • Squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract

  • Amyloidosis

  • Lymphoma

  • Metastatic cancer

  • Parotid tumor

  • Sarcoidosis

  • Sjögren syndrome

  • Castleman disease

  • Kikuchi disease

  • Kimura disease

  • Rosai-Dorfman disease

  • Chronic

  • Thyroid pathology

  • Branchial cleft cyst

  • Carotid body tumor

  • Glomus jugulare tumor

  • Glomus vagale tumor

  • Laryngocele

  • Lipoma

  • Thyroglossal duct cyst

  • Liposarcoma

  • Parathyroid carcinoma