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FREDERIC B. ASKIN, MD; WILLIAM H. WESTRA, MD

Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 1995;121(7):804-807.

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Pathologic Quiz Case 1

Michelle M. Cullen, MD; Mark D. Deutsch, MD; Charles M. Ruhl, MD; Glenn O. Bratcher, MD, Cincinnati, Ohio

A 41-YEAR-OLD white man presented with a 2- to 3-year history of recurrent, intermittent, painless swelling of the left submandibular area. He denied trismus, erythema, xerostomia, fever, chills, weight loss, association of symptoms with deglutition, smoking, radiation exposure, or family history of similar symptoms. His medical history was only remarkable for myotonic dystrophy.

Physical examination revealed a firm, smooth, mobile, nontender left submandibular mass measuring approximately 2x3 cm. There was minimal induration, and there was no overlying erythema. There were no palpable or visible intraoral abnormalities. The findings of the remainder of the patient's head and neck examination were unremarkable.

After 2 weeks of oral antibiotic therapy, the patient's symptoms and the findings of his physical examination were unchanged. Therefore, an excision of the left submandibular gland . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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