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Imaging of salivary gland pathology
1Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. jrabinov@partners.org
Radiologic Clinics of North America
|October 31, 2000
Abstract:
Calcifications in the salivary glands may occur in calculi, chronic infection or inflammation, phleboliths, lymph nodes, chronic hematoma, amyloidosis, and tumors including pleomorphic adenomas, schwannomas, and mucoepidermoid cancers. This article discusses the different types of salivary gland conditions and the best methods of imaging for diagnosis.