A case of an asymptomatic giant sialolith in the hilum of the submandibular gland
نویسندگان
چکیده
Sialoliths most commonly occur in the submandibular gland. We present a case of a giant sialolith in the hilum of the submandibular gland. A 58-year-old male patient was referred to our department for treatment of a fracture in the right mandible with swelling and pain; he did not complain of any complications in the left mandibular region. In a panoramic radiograph and CT examinations, a large radiopaque mass was revealed in the left submandibular region. We made a diagnosis of a sialolith in the submandibular gland. The sialolith was removed by sialoadenectomy of the submandibular gland under general anesthesia. The dimensions of the removed specimen were 41×18×15 mm. The pathological diagnosis of the extirpated submandibular gland was chronic sialadenitis. The patient progressed favorably after surgery without any complications.
منابع مشابه
Giant Submandibular Sialolith: A Case Report and Review of Literature
Sialolithiasis is the most common disease of salivary glands. Commonly, sialoliths measure from 5 to 10 mm in size and stones over 10 mm can be reported as sialoliths of unusual size. Giant sialoliths measuring more than 35 mm are extremely rare, with only around 17 cases published in the literature. We report an asymptomatic case of a sialolith in the submandibular duct measuring 62 × 20 mm an...
متن کاملGiant sialolith of submandibular gland: report of a case†
Sialolithiasis is one of the most common diseases of salivary glands in middle-aged patients. Sialoliths are localized in submandibular glands in nearly 80% of the reported cases and they are classified as 'giant' in case any dimension exceeds 15 mm. Giant sialolith in submandibular gland is a rare disorder. Here, an unusual case of giant sialolith in submandibular gland is reported. A 42-year-...
متن کاملGiant Sialolith of Submandibular Gland: A Case Report
Sialoliths are common in submandibular salivary gland duct and rarely do they occur in the submandibular gland proper. Very rarely the stones within the gland achieve a gigantiform size, imposing difficulty for the oral physician to differentiate it from a calcified submandibular lymphnode. Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, computed tomography and ultrasonography provides additional information ...
متن کاملGiant salivary calculi of the submandibular gland
Sialolithasis is the most common salivary gland disease. A case of an unusually large sialolith arising in the submandibular gland is presented, along with a review of the management of giant salivary gland calculi.
متن کاملGiant Sialolith of the Submandibular Salivary Gland
We report the case of a 48-year-old man who had an unusually large submandibular gland sialolith (2.6 cm in greatest dimension), which led to sialadenitis and subsequent abscess formation. We describe the management of this patient and review the literature with emphasis on the various modalities available for diagnostic imaging.
متن کامل