Imaging of salivary gland pathology.
Calcifications in the salivary glands may occur in calculi, chronic infection or inflammation, phleboliths, lymph nodes, chronic hematoma, amyloidosis, and tumors including pleomorphic adenomas, schwannomas, and mucoepidermoid cancers. This article discusses the different types of salivary gland conditions and the best methods of imaging for diagnosis.
Rabinov
J D
JD
Department of Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA. jrabinov@partners.org
D000686:Amyloidosis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002908:Chronic Disease; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006406:Hematoma / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D020347:Lithiasis / Q000175:diagnosis; D015494:Salivary Gland Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D014652:Vascular Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis