Bilateral submandibular gland aplasia with clinico-radiological mass due to prolapsing sublingual salivary tissue through mylohyoid boutonniere: a case report and review.
Aplasia of major salivary glands is very rare. Compensatory hypertrophy of the rest of the glands can result in clinico-radiological masses. We present a report of a rare case of non-syndromic bilateral submandibular gland aplasia with hypertrophied sublingual salivary tissue, the latter herniating through mylohyoid boutonnière to present as a palpable mass on the left side with corresponding CT findings. Multiplanar evaluation is emphasised by utilizing multidetector CT.
Ahmed
M
M
Department of Radiology, Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH 44141, USA. manzoor.ahmed@med.va.gov
Strauss
M
M
Kassaie
A
A
Shotelersuk
V
V
DeGuzman
R
R
D005152:Facial Muscles / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D006547:Hernia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D006984:Hypertrophy; D007091:Image Processing, Computer-Assisted / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D011391:Prolapse; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D013361:Sublingual Gland / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology*; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed / Q000379:methods