CASE HISTORY / CLINIC:
Heavy pipe smoker. Reddened, slightly ulcerated area in the anterior portion of the mouth floor for some weeks. Postprandial swelling in the left submandibular gland that consistently persists after glandular massage.


FINDINGS
:
The left submandibular gland appears swollen and congested in the soft-tissue window scan (upper left picture). The right submandibular gland appears normal. The congested excretory duct of the left submandibular gland can be seen in the CT scan at a more superior position (upper right picture). A small hyperdense mass is seen in the CT scan at an even more superior position (lower image).


DIAGNOSIS:
Small carcinoma in the anterior portion of the mouth floor with congestion of the submandibular gland.


DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS:
Other tumors of the mouth floor.


Web resources:

1) Medecoinfo


 





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