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Misplaced parotid glands: bilateral agenesis of parotid glands associated with bilateral accessory parotid tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

Renee Flax-Goldenberg ,
Nathan Peled ,
David Goldenberg  and
Henry Zvi Joachims
Renee Flax-Goldenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Nathan Peled
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
David Goldenberg
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
Henry Zvi Joachims
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, Rambam Medical Center Technion Faculty of Medicine, Haifa, Israel
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Abstract

Agenesis of the parotid is a rare entity. It is usually unilateral but bilateral cases have been described as a rare cause of xerostomia. Accessory parotid tissue is also uncommon and is not normally associated with aplasia of the parotid gland. The embryological, histological, clinical and radiological findings of these two entities will be discussed in addition to the report of an obscure case of bilateral parotid agenesis together with bilateral accessory parotid tissue.

Keywords

Parotid GlandAbnormalities
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 11 , November 2000 , pp. 883 - 885
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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