title: Isolated unilateral aplasia of submandibular gland: a rare anomaly detected incidentally on computerized tomography.
abstract: Aplasia of the major salivary glands is a very uncommon anomaly, with isolated aplasia of only 1 submandibular gland being even rarer. We report a case of a 60-year-old woman in whom unilateral aplasia of the left submandibular gland was detected incidentally on computerized tomography with no other associated congenital abnormalities.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiodiagnosis and Imaging, Saveetha Medical College and Hospital, Thandalam, India. senthilkumarpgi@yahoo.co.in
authors.forename: Senthil Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Aiyappan
authors.forename: Upasana
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Ranga
authors.forename: Saveetha
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Veeraiyan
mesh_terms: D002343:Carotid Artery, Internal / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D005260:Female; D006429:Hemiplegia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D006801:Humans; D033162:Incidental Findings; D008875:Middle Aged; D009060:Mouth Floor / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed