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Ectopic parotid gland as an unusual cause of cheek swelling
1Edinburgh Dental Institute, Level 4 Lauriston Building, Lauriston Place, Edinburgh EH3 9YW, UK.
Dento Maxillo Facial Radiology
|June 23, 2001
Abstract:
There are numerous causes for chronic cheek swelling, including masseteric hypertrophy, lymphadenopathy, diffuse inflammatory changes and neoplasia. We report an unusual case where the swelling was the result of ectopic parotid tissue.