A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region

Abstract We report a case of a 59‐year‐old woman who presented with swelling of the right cheek. CT Scan showed three calculi located anteromedial to the masseter, and well isolated from other major salivary glands. Calculi were surgically removed with standard intraoral incision and exploration....

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Main Authors:	Matthew Owusu Boamah, Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa, Shaun Choi, Paa Kwesi Blankson, Grace E. Parkins
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2021-05-01
Series:	Clinical Case Reports
Subjects:	calculi Ghana masseter minor salivary gland sialolithiasis
Online Access:	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4038

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spelling	doaj-62598e041bd24995a9b1e3249a87ff102021-06-04T10:35:49ZengWileyClinical Case Reports2050-09042021-05-0195n/an/a10.1002/ccr3.4038A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric regionMatthew Owusu Boamah0Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa1Shaun Choi2Paa Kwesi Blankson3Grace E. Parkins4Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit Korle‐Bu Teaching Hospital Accra GhanaDepartment of Radiology University of Ghana Medical School Accra GhanaOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit Korle‐Bu Teaching Hospital Accra GhanaOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit Korle‐Bu Teaching Hospital Accra GhanaOral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit Korle‐Bu Teaching Hospital Accra GhanaAbstract We report a case of a 59‐year‐old woman who presented with swelling of the right cheek. CT Scan showed three calculi located anteromedial to the masseter, and well isolated from other major salivary glands. Calculi were surgically removed with standard intraoral incision and exploration.https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4038calculiGhanamasseterminor salivary glandsialolithiasis
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author	Matthew Owusu Boamah Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa Shaun Choi Paa Kwesi Blankson Grace E. Parkins
spellingShingle	Matthew Owusu Boamah Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa Shaun Choi Paa Kwesi Blankson Grace E. Parkins A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region Clinical Case Reports calculi Ghana masseter minor salivary gland sialolithiasis
author_facet	Matthew Owusu Boamah Edmund Kwadwo Kwakye Brakohiapa Shaun Choi Paa Kwesi Blankson Grace E. Parkins
author_sort	Matthew Owusu Boamah
title	A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region
title_short	A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region
title_full	A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region
title_fullStr	A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region
title_full_unstemmed	A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region
title_sort	rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region
publisher	Wiley
series	Clinical Case Reports
issn	2050-0904
publishDate	2021-05-01
description	Abstract We report a case of a 59‐year‐old woman who presented with swelling of the right cheek. CT Scan showed three calculi located anteromedial to the masseter, and well isolated from other major salivary glands. Calculi were surgically removed with standard intraoral incision and exploration.
topic	calculi Ghana masseter minor salivary gland sialolithiasis
url	https://doi.org/10.1002/ccr3.4038
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A rare case of multiple minor salivary gland sialoliths in the masseteric region

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