You have diagnosed a lump in the parotid region. Apart from mumps parotid swellings are not frequently encountered by most clinicians and it is because of this rarity that they prove difficult problems to diagnose and treat. It is important to decide whether the whole parotid salivary gland is enlarged or whether the presenting swelling is a lump in the parotid salivary region.
Question Is the swelling the whole parotid gland a lump in the parotid region.