Swelling of salivary glands

Salivary gland mucus cysts: Broad-flow mucous cysts include small-flow mucous cysts and sublingual gland cysts, which are more common salivary adenoma-like lesions. Parotid cysts are classified into retention and congenital, which are rare. Benign hypertrophy of salivary glands, also known as salivary adenoma or salivary degeneration, is a non-tumor, non-inflammatory, chronic, recurrent, painless enlarged salivary gland disease.

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