Parotid gland enlargement

Parotid gland enlargement
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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

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Overview

Parotid gland enlargement can be:

• Painful
• Painless
• Unilateral
• Bilateral
• Localized
• Diffuse

Differential Diagnosis

In alphabetical order.

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

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  Normal parotid gland.
  Image courtesy of Professor Peter Anderson DVM PhD and published with permission © PEIR, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Department of Pathology

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Manifestations of Parotid Gland Enlargement

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