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Salivary gland enlargement

The parotid gland is a major salivary gland in many animals. In humans, the two parotid glands are present on either side of the mouth and in front of both ears. [Source: Wikipedia ]

Subtypes
Parotid enlargement
May Be Caused by
 Common
Abscess
Acinic cell tumor
Acute suppurative sialadenitis
Adenocarcinoma
Adenoid cystic carcinoma
Hemangioma
Lipoma
Lymphangioma
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Mumps
Oncocytoma
Pleomorphic adenoma
Salivary duct stone
Trauma
Warthin tumor
 Uncommon
Actinomycosis
Acute parotitis
Alcoholism
Allergy
Atypical mycobacterial infection
Branchial cleft cyst
Cat-scratch disease
Chronic punctate sialadenitis
Cirrhosis
Cystic fibrosis
Dermoid cyst
Diabetes mellitus
Drug reaction
Hormonal disturbance
Hypothyroidism
Idiopathic salivary gland enlargement
Intraparotid lymph node
Kwashiorkor
Lipomatous pseudohypertrophy of parotid
Lymphoepithelial cyst
Lymphoproliferative disorder
Malnutrition
Melanoma
Metastasis
Mikulicz syndrome
Mucocele
Mucous retention cyst
Pregnancy
Radiation therapy
Ranula
Recurrent pyogenic parotitis
Rheumatoid arthritis
Salivary duct stricture
Sarcoidosis
Scleroderma
Sialodochitis
Sialodochitis fibrinosa
Sjögren syndrome
Squamous cell carcinoma
Systemic lupus erythematosus
Tuberculosis
Wegener granulomatosis

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