title: Giant parotid calculus--an unusual presentation.
abstract: We describe a case of a giant sialolith of Stensen's duct in a 48-year-old woman. The patient was investigated and treated with a mistaken diagnosis of chronic inflammation until the clue to the diagnosis was provided by plain radiography. This is an unusual presentation of a salivary calculus and to our knowledge such a huge parotid calculus has not been reported so far in the literature.
authors.affiliation: Department of ENT, JLN Hospital and Research Centre, Bhilai, India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Iqbal
authors.forename: J G
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Murthy
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Sharma
mesh_terms: D002137:Calculi / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D011859:Radiography