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| | ==Diagnosis== | | ==Diagnosis== |
| | ===Clinical Signs=== | | ===Clinical Signs=== |
| − | | + | May be none at all but can see: |
| | + | *dysphagia |
| | + | *gagging |
| | + | *dyspnoea |
| | + | *painful swelling evolving to a nonpainful, enlarging, fluctuant mass, mostly in the cervical region. |
| | + | *pain and fever if it becomes infected |
| | ===Laboratory Tests=== | | ===Laboratory Tests=== |
| − | | + | '''Fluid aspiration and cytological evaluation''': Mucoid or blood-tinged, with low-grade inflammation saliva |
| | ===Diagnostic Imaging=== | | ===Diagnostic Imaging=== |
| − | | + | '''Sialography''' |
| | ==Treatment== | | ==Treatment== |
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