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A 35 years old female (from Sunam) presented with a chronic left parotid swelling. An ultrasound scan reported a heterogenous mass in the left parotid gland, and a CT scan showed a 22×42 mm sized mass in the superficial lobe; the FNAC suggested chronic reactive lymphoid hyperplasia. At superficial parotidectomy, the superficial lobe was found to be diffusely enlarged (no discrete mass with discrete margins), and was removed. Biopsy reported reactive lymphoid hyperplasia.