Abstract
The accessory parotid gland, a little-known and seldom-mentioned anatomical variant, is a nodule of normal salivary tissue separate from the main parotid gland, located on the masseter muscle and connected to the Stensen duct at that level. It can be the site of both congenital and acquired lesions.
MeSH terms
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Child
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Humans
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Magnetic Resonance Imaging
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Parotid Gland / abnormalities*
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Parotid Neoplasms / congenital
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Parotid Neoplasms / diagnosis*
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Salivary Gland Diseases / congenital
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Salivary Gland Diseases / diagnosis*
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Sialography
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed
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Ultrasonography, Doppler