Abstract
Salivary gland diseases in children are uncommon, and the relative incidence of pathologies is different than in adults. This article presents a comprehensive review of congenital and acquired disorders that affect the major salivary glands in the pediatric population, highlighting the imaging findings that are important in defining the appropriate diagnosis or narrowing of the differential diagnosis.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-226 |
| Number of pages | 18 |
| Journal | Neuroimaging Clinics of North America |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 2 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - May 2018 |
Keywords
- First branchial cleft cyst
- Hemangioma
- Juvenile recurrent parotitis
- Parotitis
- Pediatric salivary gland disease
- Pediatric salivary gland tumor
- Ranula
- Sialadenitis
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Radiology Nuclear Medicine and imaging
- Clinical Neurology