Sialolipoma is a rare benign neoplasm and was recently described as a histological variant of intraoral lipoma. In the current report, the case of a of a 65‑year‑old female with a slow‑growing mass in the right parotid gland with recurrence is presented. The initial clinical diagnosis was a benign salivary gland tumor. The tumor was situated between the right parotid gland and the right masseter muscle; therefore, a superficial parotidectomy was performed. Histopathology revealed that the tumor was a sialolipoma of the parotid gland. During the three‑month follow‑up, a recurrent right parotid tumor was identified in the deep lobe space of the right parotid gland and a deep lobe parotidectomy was performed. The present case demonstrates that although surgical excision is generally sufficient to treat parotid gland sialolipoma, postoperative follow‑up is required as multifocal lesions may potentially remain, which could result in recurrence.

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