title: Ectopic submandibular gland presenting as a swelling in the floor of mouth.
abstract: The authors describe a patient who presented with a left sublingual swelling. Ultrasonic and sialographic investigation showed no salivary tissue in the expected left submandibular region, but a large salivary gland in the left floor of the mouth deep to the mylohyoid muscle. This is likely to represent an ectopically positioned submandibular gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
authors.forename: S T
authors.initials: ST
authors.lastname: Barlow
authors.forename: N A
authors.initials: NA
authors.lastname: Drage
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Thomas
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002828:Choristoma / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009059:Mouth Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013363:Submandibular Gland; D014463:Ultrasonography