Diseases of the salivary glands

Salivary diseases are dividend into 2 groups:
 * 1) Tumor diseases (benign tumors, malignant tumors, possibly also so-called pseudotumors - cysts and pseudocysts);
 * 2) Non-cancerous diseases (sialoadenitis, sialolithiasis, sialoadenosis).

Investigative methods

 * Anamnesis,
 * Physical examination (aspection and palpation),
 * USG, USG + FNAB (fine needle aspiration biopsy),
 * Sialography to display contrast of sialolithiasis,
 * CT,
 * MRI.

Developmental defects

 * Aplasia of one or more glands, rarely missing of all salivary glands,
 * Doubling or anomalous outcome of salivary glands.

Functional disorders

 * Sialorea – excessive salivation,
 * Hyposialia – decreased salivation.

Tumor diseases

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

Non-cancerous diseases

 * Sialoadenitis
 * Sialolithiasis
 * Sialoadenosis

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