Lim Eng Haw, Nadarajah Sanjeevan, Mohamad Irfan
Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, School of Medical Sciences, Universiti Sains Malaysia Health Campus, Kota Bharu, Kelantan, Malaysia.
Oman Med J. 2017 Sep;32(5):432-435. doi: 10.5001/omj.2017.81.
Sialolithiasis is the formation of calculi or sialoliths in the salivary gland. It is the most common benign condition of the salivary gland. Sialolithiasis can occur in all salivary glands. The submandibular gland is most commonly affected followed by the parotid gland. Calculi commonly measure less than 10 mm. Calculi of more than 15 mm are termed giant salivary gland calculi and are infrequently reported in the literature. Here, we report a case of unusually large submandibular gland calculus of 5 cm in greatest dimension which caused erosion of the oral cavity.
涎石病是指在唾液腺中形成结石或涎石。它是唾液腺最常见的良性疾病。涎石病可发生于所有唾液腺。下颌下腺最常受累,其次是腮腺。结石通常小于10毫米。直径超过15毫米的结石被称为巨大唾液腺结石,在文献中报道较少。在此,我们报告一例最大径为5厘米的异常大的下颌下腺结石病例,该结石导致口腔糜烂。