Ectopic submandibular gland presenting as a swelling in the floor of mouth.
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.
Barlow
S T
ST
Department of Dental and Maxillofacial Radiology, University Dental Hospital, Cardiff, UK.
Drage
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Thomas
D W
DW
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