Salivary gland tumor differential diagnosis
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Salivary gland tumor must be differentiated from other diseases that cause a salivary gland mass or enlargement such as salivary cysts, cysts of the first branchial cleft, salivary gland stones, sarcoid infiltration of the parotid gland, Sjogren’s syndrome, metastasis from other tumors, lymphoepithelial cysts, chronic sclerosing sialadenitis, regional lymphadenopathy, Bell’s palsy, and intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma.[1][2]
Differential Diagnosis
The differential diagnosis of salivary gland tumor includes the following:[1][2]
- Salivary cysts
- Cysts of the first branchial cleft
- Salivary gland stones
- Sarcoid infiltration of the parotid gland (Heerfordt’s syndrome)
- Sjögren’s syndrome
- Metastases from other tumors such as melanoma of the scalp or face, skin cancer
- Lymphoepithelial cysts
- Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis (Küttner’s tumor)
- Regional lymphadenopathy from infectious, inflammatory, or malignant diseases
- Bell’s palsy
- Intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Quesnel, Alicia M.; Lindsay, Robin W.; Hadlock, Tessa A. (2010). “When the bell tolls on Bell’s palsy: finding occult malignancy in acute-onset facial paralysis”. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 31 (5): 339–342. doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2009.04.003. ISSN 0196-0709.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Gross, Brian C.; Carlson, Matthew L.; Moore, Eric J.; Driscoll, Colin L.; Olsen, Kerry D. (2012). “The intraparotid facial nerve schwannoma: a diagnostic and management conundrum”. American Journal of Otolaryngology. 33 (5): 497–504. doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2011.11.002. ISSN 0196-0709.
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