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