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Major salivary glands and their secretions
- Parotid-->serous
- submandibular--> mixed serous and mucous
- sublingual--> mucous
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not a true cyst (no epithelial lining), results from damage to minor salivary glands
Most common salivary gland lesion
most common location is on the lower lip
non-blanching, compressible, rapid onset, fluctuates in size
Mucocoele
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found on the floor of the mouth, usually lateral to the midline; main source is the sublingual gland (also from trauma to the submandibular gland)
"frog belly"; blue, fluctuant swelling (less common variant of a muclocele)
Ranula
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What is a pluning ranula?
a ranula that dissects the mylohyoid m
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True cyst lined by epithelium found in adults
most common major salivary gland is the parotid
Clinically look like mucocele; most common sites in the mouth: FOM, buccal mucosa, lips
arises from salivary gland tissue--when it forms, duct gets really large and produces a swelling
Salivary duct cyst
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calcified structures that develop in a salivary gland or duct
sialolith
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where is the most common major salivary gland to get sialolithiasis
submandibular gland (wharton's duct)
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inflammation of the salivary glands that may result from blockage of duct, decreased salivary flow, autoimmune syndromes, radiation, allergen, or infectious causes (mumps, bacterial retrograde spread)
sialadenitis
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where is acute bacterial sialadenitis most commonly found
parotid gland
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