Salivary Gland Flashcards
1
Q
soft tissue mass in region of sublingual gland what do you do?
A
ALWAYS be imaged with MRI because of a high malignancy rate
2
Q
most tumors of salivary glands are where?
A
Parotid (80%) but only 20% malignancy rate
3
Q
most common locatino of MALIGNANT salivary tumor?
A
SUBLINGUAL
70% so MUST GET referred for an MRI
4
Q
most common location of sialolith?
A
sunmandibular gland or wharton’s duct
83%
5
Q
parotid gland sialoloith location
A
more likely to be above plane of occlusoin
- can look like within ramus above plane of occlusoin
