Parotid tumours.
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چکیده
TUMOURS of the salivary glands are relatively uncommon. From 1958 through 1968 a total of 77 lesions of all the salivary glands were seen by one of us (M.B.) and 67 involved the parotid, 8 the submaxillary, one the sublingual and one an ectopic gland. In this paper we present our experience with the 'partoid' lesions, which comprise the largest group in the series, 67 out of a total of 77, as enumerated in Table I. CLINICAL FEATURES The classical and frequently the only symptom and sign of a parotid tumour is
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- The Ulster Medical Journal
دوره 39 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1970