Sublingual salivary gland enlargement.
When examining the mouth floor, sublingual salivary gland enlargement, or hypertrophy, is commonly seen by dentists. It represents an innocuous, asymptomatic lesion that tends to proliferate into edentulous areas. It is often mistaken for a pathologic entity. Recognition avoids concern, misdiagnosis and unnecessary surgery.
Mandel
Louis
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Romao
Margareth
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D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000473:pathology*