Table 1

Differential Diagnosis of Painless parotid mass

Parotid Neoplasms
     Benign
     Malignant
Chronic Suppurative diseases
     Mixed Infections / Actinomycosis
Granulomatous diseases
     Tuberculosis
     Leprosy
     Cat scratch disease
     Syphilis
Mycotic Infections
     Histoplasmosis
     Coccidiomycosis
     Cryptococcosis
     Mucormycosis
Osteomyelitis
Branchial cleft cyst
Parapharyngeal Tumours

Varghese et al. BMC Cancer 2004 4:7   doi:10.1186/1471-2407-4-7