Salivary gland diseases

Salivary gland diseases are divided into 2 groups. They are:


 * 1) tumor diseases (benign tumors, malignant tumors, possibly also so-called pseudotumors - cysts and pseudocysts);
 * 2) non-cancerous diseases (sialoadenitis, sialolithiasis, sialoadenosis).

Investigative methods [ edit | edit source ]

 * medical history ,
 * physical examination (aspect and palpation),
 * USG, USG + FNAB (fine needle aspiration biopsy),
 * sialography to show contrast sialolithiasis,
 * CT,
 * Salivary glands numbered.svg, 2nd gl. submandibularis , 3rd gl. sublingualis]]MRI.

Developmental defects

 * aplasia of one or more glands, rarely all salivary glands are missing,
 * duplication or anomalous outlet of the salivary glands.

Functional disorders

 * sialorrhea – excessive production of saliva,
 * hyposialia – decreased production of saliva.

Tumor diseases

 * Benign salivary gland tumors
 * Malignant tumors of the salivary glands

Non-cancer diseases

 * Sialoadenitida
 * Sialolithiasis
 * Sialoadenosis

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