Major salivary glands in branchial arch syndromes

In five patients with branchial arch syndromes the presence of the salivary glands was demonstrated. Clinical, sialographic, and scintigraphic examinations revealed morphologic defects and diminished function of the parotid glands. Hyperfunction of the submandibular glands was assumed in the three patients in whom scintigraphic studies were performed. The findings may be of diagnostic value in patients in whom the clinical signs of the syndrome have remained occult.