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Submandibular salivary duct cyst mimicking an external laryngocele

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

G. W. Back ,
F. Fahmy  and
A. Hosni
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Abstract

The clinical and radiological differential diagnosis of cystic lesions of the submandibular region can be difficult. We report an unusual case of a submandibular salivary duct cyst mimicking an external laryngocele on presentation by appearing to expand on Valsalva manoeuvre, and where computed tomography (CT) scanning was unhelpful in reaching a diagnosis. We present the case, discuss the theories of pathogenesis, and review the literature on the differential diagnosis of cystic lesions in the submandibular region.

Keywords

Salivary glandsLaryngoceleDiagnosisdifferential
Type
Research Article
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 114 , Issue 4 , April 2000 , pp. 305 - 307
Copyright
Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2000

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