Persistent sialadenitis in an accessory parotid gland.
The patient who was followed had a persistent painful condition of the side of her face. Following a total parotidectomy, the symptoms presevered and this was ultimately diagnosed as being due to sialadenitis in the accessory parotide gland as well.
D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D012008:Recurrence; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology