Unusual case of elongated accessory parotid gland with a prominent D

Prakash Babu; R. Huban Thomas; K. Punnose; T. Henry

Unusual case of elongated accessory parotid gland with a prominent D

Prakash Babu, R. Huban Thomas, K. Punnose, T. Henry

Department of Anatomy, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

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Abstract

Accessory parotid glands (APG) are occasional collections of salivary tissue separated from main parotid gland situated on masseter muscle and just above the commencement of the parotid duct.The APG exists in approximately 21-61% of individuals. Though APG gland draining by a duct into main duct is quite common, occurrence of an elongated prominent APG with a separate duct opening into main parotid duct is a rare occurrence. We present here a rare case of elongated right APG with a prominent duct of its own, which was communicating into parotid duct at the anterior border of masseter.

Original language	English
Article number	10
Journal	Online Journal of Health and Allied Sciences
Volume	15
Issue number	3
Publication status	Published - 01-01-2016

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Unusual case of elongated accessory parotid gland with a prominent D

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