Oro-facial swelling: ultrasonographic aid in the diagnosis

Oro-facial swellings are frequently encountered in clinical practice. The aim of this report is to unveil the uncommon manifestation of a common clinical problem and the help of ultrasonographic imaging in the diagnosis. CASE REPORT A32-year-oldmale presented to uswith swelling in the right cheek of 2 weeks duration. He first consulted at a primary health centre where amalignant lesion of oral cavitywas suspected.Hewas a to-bacco chewer for the last 3 years. On examination, there was an oval,firmswellingaround2.5 × 2 cm in size, 2 cmabove andmedial to right angle of mandible. Examination of the oral cavity was Figure 1: (a) USG image. Arrowshowing an anechoic lesionwith the scolex inside. (b) T2-weightedMR image. Arrow showing ahyperintense lesion in the bucco-masseteric region