Submandibular gland enlargement

Last revised by Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod on 29 Oct 2023

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Citation:

Baba Y, Ranchod A, Sharma R, et al. Submandibular gland enlargement. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 28 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-95688

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-95688

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/95688

rID:

95688

Article created:

12 Dec 2021, Yahya Baba ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yahya Baba had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

29 Oct 2023, Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Ashesh Ishwarlal Ranchod had no financial relationships to ineligible companies to disclose.

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Revisions:

8 times, by 8 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Head & Neck, Oncology

Sections:

Gamuts

Synonyms:

Submandibular gland hypertrophy
Submandibular gland swelling

Submandibular gland enlargement refers to an increase in the volume of the submandibular gland, exceeding "normal" values of 7.4 ± 1.8 mL ¹.

Pathology

Causes

Neoplastic

All salivary gland tumors are to be considered

benign
malignant

Miscellaneous

bulimia nervosa: painless diffuse swelling of major salivary glands ¹
acromegaly ⁵
pneumosialodenitis of the submandibular gland: gas in the submandibular gland ⁷
compensatory hypertrophy in the setting of contralateral congenital absence or atrophy/disease ⁶

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