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Enlarged parotid gland in ababy with mumps. Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology |
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Parotid gland enlargement can be:
- Painful
- Painless
- Unilateral
- Bilateral
- Localized
- Diffuse
Differential Diagnosis
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