ANAMNESIS / SYMPTOMS:
A 53 year old patient who underwent radiochemotherapy 4 years ago because of a nasopharyngeal carcinoma suffers from increasing dryness of the mouth.


FINDINGS:
The left parotid gland as well as all other salivary glands are hypoechoic and softened in their structure. The typical echo pattern of glandular parenchyma is not visible. The masseter muscle and the ramus of the mandible with its distal signal extinction are clearly visualized.

DIAGNOSIS:
The patient suffers from a radiation-induced sialadenitis.



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1) Amersham Health
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