Salivary gland disease Flashcards
how many minor salivary glands are present?
600-1000
located in inner lips/cheek/throat/palate/pharynx
what are the two broad categories of salivary gland disease?
neoplastic: benign or malignant
non neoplastic: congenital or aquired
what is silaloithiasis ?
calcium rich stones deposits in the salivary glands
what can predispose you to salivary gland stones?
xerostomia dehydration antihistamines antihypertensives antipsychotics
what are the signs and symptoms of sialolithiasis?
painful lump in FOM
Pain worsened on eating
stone can block the glands duct partially or completely
what can salivary stones predispose you to?
infection
what is acute supparative sialadentitis?
this is an infection of the salivary gland usually caused by staph areus/strep viridans ,
which poeple are commonly affected by sialadentis?
older people
following surgery and period of dehydration, poor OH
what are the signs of sialadenitis?
tender , painful lump in cheek or under the chin
foul taste
fever and weakness
how do you treat sialedenitis?
metronidazole, flucloxicillin
which viral infections can cause salivary gland disease?
mumps caused by paramyxovirus
which congenital cysts affect the salivary glands?
cysts in parotid gland due to problems related to the ear development before birth
which congenital diseases of the salivary glands exist?
aplasia/heterotropic
Stafne defect
cysts
what is a stafne defect?
congenital salivary gland disease ectopic portion of salivary gland tissue causing the bone in the mandible to remodel
which acquired diseases of the salivary glands exist?
TIIINMAN vascular infective traumatic autoimmune metabolic inflamm neurological neoplastic idiopathic
Which traumatic lesionsc an cause salivary gland disease?
mucoceles/ranula
nicotinic stomatitis
Ranula: 2-3cm in FOM soft blue and fluctuant mucocele from the SM or SL gland
what is nicotinic stomatitis?
heat from tobacco causes hyperkeratosis of palate
can also cause inflam of the duct opening of tiny salivary glands on the palate become dialiated
what does nictonic stomatitis look like?
red patches or spots on a white background
what infections of the salivary glands can occur?
Sialadenitis: inflammation of the Saliavry gland and most common in parotid
bacterial: usually ascending infection from oral cavity
viral: paramyxovirus, HIV
rarely fungal
Management: hydration, AB flucloxillin and metron, analgesia
what inflammatory diseases can affect the salivary glands?
irradiation
sarcoidodis
which idiopathic diseases can affect the salivary glands?
saliliothiasis and sialosis/sialodenosis
what is sialosis?
this is an uncommon, non-inflam, non-neoplastic recurrent swelling of the salivary glands
Which benign neoplasms of the salivary glands are there?
PWC
pleiomorphic adenoma
Warthins tumour
Canalicular adenoma
which malignant salivary gland diseases are there?
Mucoepidermoid
acinic cell
SCC
adenoid cystic
Which metabolic diseases can affect the salivary glands?
diabetes
anaorexia
which autoimmune diseases can affect the salivary glands?
Sjrogens
GvHD
how can a benign tumour of the parotid present?
painless slow growing lump near earlobe
malignant tumours typically present with which feature?
facial nerve weakness
which neurological diseases of the salivary glands are there?
freys syndrome
which vascualr lesions of the saliavry glands are there?
Necrotising sialometaplasia
what are the three common injuries to the parotid gland?
effusion
sialocele
external fistula
what is the treatment for salivary caliculi?
conservative management for small stones: promote hydration, sucking on citrus fruits, extracorpeal lithotripsy
invasive: Sialoendoscopy with basket retrieval or fragmentation, surgery
what surgical treatment options are there for SM glands?
gland preserving surgery, incision is made through FOM and then through the SM duct to gain access to stone when in distal duct
what surgical treatment is performed for parotid stone?
meatotomy this is when you excise the duct and make the opening larger to get the stone out
perfomed when stone in distal duct
when would you perform intra-oral surgery?
stone is not palpable I/O
when would you perform extracorpeal lithotripsy?
cannot see stone on US
patients with blood dyscrasaias, pregnant or abnormal clotting, undergone stapedectomy or ossicular repair
what proportion of salivary gland tumours account for head and neck tumours?
3%
what are the long standing injuries that can occur from salivary gland trauma?
effusion
sialocele
external fistula
What is the demographics of necrotising sialometaplsia?
more common inmales 3:1 ratio
occurs aged 50 and above
What are the clinical features of sialosis?
painless bilateral cheek swelling
peak ages 30-60, more common in women
What is the aetiology behind silaosis?
hormonal disturbances: diabetes, hypothyroidism, pregnancy and lactation
malnutrition: protein defciency, alcoholics, bullimia
Drugs: iodine, antihypertensives, isoprenaline
How can we investigate salivary gland disease?
Intermittent swelling and persistent swelling US
intermittent swelling associates with meals consider radiography as well as US
If a mass is identified: MRI/CT following US
If a calculus or dilatation or structure identified on US then sialgography
which glands are calculi more common in? and at what percentages?
Submanidbular ( 83-94%, 20% have 2 or more)
parotid (4-10%)
SL (1-7%)
what are the causes of obstructive disease?
stone or stricture
When are plain films used and how useful are they?
intra oral films used to look at duct course
extra-oral films used to look at glands
Not useful and may identify unrelated disease
What percentage of stones are radiolucent?
40% of parotid
20% SM
What is the incidence for stones?
30-50
2:1 M:F
Which radiographic views could you consider taking for a stone?
lower 90
olique lateral or tru lateral
What should be the first choice for investigating salivary gland disease?
ULTRASOUND
What are the indications for US?
swellings in and around salivary glands
detect stones in SM or Parotid
US guided biopsy
Lithotrotrpisy
What are the contra-indications to US?
NONE
When would you use Sialographay?
Following US symptoms of obstructive disease (stone or stricture) recurrent infection sjrogens prior to interventional procedure
what are the contraindiations of silaogrpahy?
allergy to iodine
Acute infection
calculus near orifice
single epiode of problems
What are the advanatges of a sialogram?
Excellent imaging of the ductal system
What are the disadvantages of sialogrpahy?
LImited infromation about the parenchymal tissue
operator dependant
radition dose
How much contract media is injected into the duct in sialography?
0.3-0.5ml
How many x ray films need to be taken when carrying out sialography?
a film to establish exposure and any radiopaque calculi
2 films after the sialgroam has been administered at 90 degrees to eachother
film to establish if contrast retained after the sialoggue has been gieven
what should the appearance of the main salivary duct be?
uniform dimension