Diseases of the salivary glands
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Salivary diseases are dividend into 2 groups:
- Tumor diseases (benign tumors, malignant tumors, possibly also so-called pseudotumors - cysts and pseudocysts);
- Non-cancerous diseases (sialoadenitis, sialolithiasis, sialoadenosis).
Investigative methods[edit | edit source]
- Anamnesis,
- Physical examination (aspection and palpation),
- USG, USG + FNAB (fine needle aspiration biopsy),
- Sialography to display contrast of sialolithiasis,
- CT,
- MRI.
Developmental defects[edit | edit source]
- Aplasia of one or more glands, rarely missing of all salivary glands,
- Doubling or anomalous outcome of salivary glands.
Functional disorders[edit | edit source]
- Sialorea – excessive salivation,
- Hyposialia – decreased salivation.
Tumor diseases[edit | edit source]
- Benign tumors of the salivary glands
- Malignant tumors of the salivary glands
Non-cancerous diseases[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
Related articles[edit | edit source]
Source[edit | edit source]
- BENEŠ, Jiří. Studijní materiály [online]. ©2007. [cit. 2009]. <http://jirben2.chytrak.cz/materialy/orl_jb.doc>.
- HAHN, Aleš. Otorhinolaryngology and phoniatrics in contemporary practice. 1. edition. Praha : Grada, 2007. 390 pp. ISBN 978-80-247-0529-3.
