Giant Sialolith of the Submandibular Salivary Gland
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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.
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Giant 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 ...
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