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Overview

Parotid gland enlargement is the enlargement of the parotid gland which is a salivary gland in humans. It is one of a pair, and the largest of the salivary glands.

Classification

Parotid gland enlargement can be:

Painful
Painless
Unilateral
Bilateral
Localized
Diffuse

Causes

Causes in Alphabetical Order^[1]^[2]

Painless

Acquired cysts
Benign salivary gland tumors
Cystadenolymphomas
Dysgenetic cysts
Malignant salivary gland tumors

Painful

Acute parotitis
Chronic relapsing parotitis
Sialolithiasis of the parotid gland

References

↑ Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016
↑ Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X

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[1] Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016

[2] Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X

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 == Overview ==
+'''Parotid gland enlargement''' is the enlargement of the parotid gland which is a [[salivary gland]] in humans. It is one of a pair, and the largest of the salivary glands.
+==Classification==
 '''Parotid gland enlargement''' can be:
 *Painful
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 *Localized
 *Diffuse
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-== Differential Diagnosis ==
+===Causes in Alphabetical Order<ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref><ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>===
-In alphabetical order. <ref>Sailer, Christian, Wasner, Susanne. Differential Diagnosis Pocket. Hermosa Beach, CA: Borm Bruckmeir Publishing LLC, 2002:77 ISBN 1591032016</ref> <ref>Kahan, Scott, Smith, Ellen G. In A Page: Signs and Symptoms. Malden, Massachusetts: Blackwell Publishing, 2004:68 ISBN 140510368X</ref>
 === Painless ===
 *Acquired cysts
-*Benign Salivary Gland Tumors
+*Benign salivary gland tumors
 *Cystadenolymphomas
 *Dysgenetic cysts
-*Malignant Salivary Gland Tumors
+*Malignant salivary gland tumors
 === Painful ===
-*Acute parotitis
+*Acute [[parotitis]]
-*Chronic relapsing parotitis
+*Chronic relapsing [[parotitis]]
-*Sialolithiasis of the parotid gland
+*[[Sialolithiasis]] of the parotid gland
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-Image:Normal parotid gland 001.jpg|Normal parotid gland. <br> <small> [http://www.peir.net Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology] </small>
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