A symptomatic venous anomaly of the parotid gland: case report and review of the literature.
A rare case of a symptomatic venous anomaly of the parotid gland is described in a 14-year-old female patient who presented with Turkey Wattle sign. A definitive diagnosis of this disorder requires venographic studies. Surgical treatment was successful, with a follow-up of four years.
Manni
J J
JJ
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Merx
J L
JL
van den Broek
P
P
Thijssen
H O
HO
D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010306:Parotid Gland / Q000098:blood supply*; D014680:Veins / Q000002:abnormalities*