[Senile chronic submandibular sialadenitis].
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the clinic characteristic and treatment of senile chronic submandibular sialadenitis.


METHODS
The clinical records of the patients over 50 years old whose final diagnosis was chronic submandibular sialadenitis were reviewed. The patients were diagnosed as neoplasm of submandibular gland before operation, There was no radiographic sign of sialolithiasis, no clinical and laboratory signs of Sjögren syndrome or related autoimmune disease.


RESULTS
Thirty-five patients were presented in masses in the submandibular space, which was not related to eating. Histopathologic study showed destruction of acinus, infiltration of inflammatory cell, and micro-calcification in the intercalated duct.


CONCLUSIONS
The diagnosis of senile chronic submandibular sialadenitis should be considered if a mass in the submandibular space occurs in the old patients and radiographic study shows no sialolithiasis and neoplasm. Resection of the submandibular gland is not necessary for these patients.
Ma
Da-quan
DQ
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Peking University School of Stomatology, Beijing 100081, China. pxpengxin@263.net
Sun
Kai-hua
KH
Guo
Chuan-bin
CB
Yu
Guang-yan
GY
Peng
Xin
X
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy