Author:
Larsson S. G.,Lufkin R. B.,Hoover L. A.
Abstract
Computed tomography offers a convenient method for the evaluation of the submandibular salivary glands and their surroundings. Normal measurements were established based on 38 normal subjects. The visualization of the ductal system in the gland and the relationship of the gland to the platysma muscle were recorded. The CT scans of 12 patients with a tongue base carcinoma and 4 patients with a verified obstruction of the submandibular duct were also reviewed to establish how the glands are affected by extrinsic lesions. The normal glands measured 28×18 mm (±5 mm) in the axial plane. Two patients with unilateral hypoplasia of the gland were found in the normal group. Visualization of the intraglandular duct is not a specific finding since it was observed in more than 25 per cent of the normal group. Displacement and bulging of the platysma muscle by the submandibular gland can be a sign of glandular enlargement. It was also seen in 9 out of 12 patients with carcinoma of the base of the tongue.
Subject
Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and imaging,General Medicine,Radiological and Ultrasound Technology
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