Imaging of salivary gland pathology

Radiol Clin North Am. 2000 Sep;38(5):1047-57, x-xi. doi: 10.1016/s0033-8389(05)70220-7.

Abstract

Calcifications in the salivary glands may occur in calculi, chronic infection or inflammation, phleboliths, lymph nodes, chronic hematoma, amyloidosis, and tumors including pleomorphic adenomas, schwannomas, and mucoepidermoid cancers. This article discusses the different types of salivary gland conditions and the best methods of imaging for diagnosis.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Amyloidosis / diagnosis
  • Chronic Disease
  • Diagnostic Imaging*
  • Hematoma / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Lithiasis / diagnosis
  • Salivary Gland Calculi / diagnosis
  • Salivary Gland Diseases / diagnosis*
  • Salivary Gland Neoplasms / diagnosis
  • Sialadenitis / diagnosis
  • Vascular Diseases / diagnosis