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== Overview == | == Overview == | ||
'''Parotid gland enlargement''' is the enlargement of the parotid gland whixh 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: | '''Parotid gland enlargement''' can be: | ||
*Painful | *Painful | ||
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*Localized | *Localized | ||
*Diffuse | *Diffuse | ||
==Causes== | |||
== | ===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>=== | ||
=== Painless === | === Painless === | ||
*Acquired cysts | *Acquired cysts | ||
*Benign Salivary Gland Tumors | *Benign Salivary Gland Tumors | ||
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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> | 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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==External Links== | ==External Links== | ||
[http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/141/2/421.pdf Manifestations of Parotid Gland Enlargement] | [http://radiology.rsnajnls.org/cgi/reprint/141/2/421.pdf Manifestations of Parotid Gland Enlargement] | ||
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Revision as of 20:09, 15 February 2013
Template:Search infobox Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]
Overview
Parotid gland enlargement is the enlargement of the parotid gland whixh 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
External Links
Manifestations of Parotid Gland Enlargement