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11 History andExamination ofThyroid andParathyroid Gland Disease…
• Neuromuscular and psychologic mani­festations include fatigue, muscle weakness, depression, inability to con­centrate, and memory problems or subtle decits that are often character­ized poorly and may not be noted by the patient, a common description being ‘brain fog’
(b) Duration of complaints (c) Associated symptoms/history of thyroid
surgery, autoimmune disease like Addison disease, H/o radiation treatment, family H/o hypoparathyroidism, MEN type 1
2. Examination (a) General examination
• Muscle weakness, depression, hyper­tension, bradycardia
• Signs of hypercalcemia—Hypotonia, hyporeexia, paresis, coma, memory disturbance, muscle twitch and cramps, swelling of feet and ankle
(b) Systemic examination
• Cardiovascular system— Hypertension, arrhythmia
• Abdomen—Epigastric tenderness (pancreatitis)
(c) Local examination
• A palpable mass in neck
History andExamination ofSalivary Gland Diseases (Exocrine Glands ofHead andNeck)
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12.1 History/Presentation ofSalivary Glands Diseases
1. Chief complaints/symptoms of salivary
glands—The salivary gland disease is of three
types like infection, mucocele, sialolithiasis and tumours and presented as:
(a) General chief complaints/symptoms of
salivary gland diseases
• Oral dryness
• Halitosis (foul breath)
• Fever
• Burning sensation in mouth
• Loss of taste or bizarre taste
• Difculty in rst phase of swallowing
• Tongue tends to stick to palate
• Decreased retention of denture
(b) Gland-specic complaints
Parotid gland – Swelling/lump
Generalized swelling—parotitis, xerostomia, abscess, mumps Localized swelling or lump tumours, abscess, tumours
– Painparotid abscess, acute par-
otitis, mumps
– Swelling in throattumour of deep
lobe of parotid
– Symptoms of facial nerve paraly-
sisdeviation of angle of mouth, unable to blow and whistle, etc.
This suggests the malignant lesions
of parotid gland. – Sinus in parotid area – Gustatory sweatingsweating
over parotid area while having meal
or eating, drinking. This is symp-
tom of Fray’s syndrome. – Discharge of side of mouth
Submandibular gland – Swelling in submandibular
triangle
Generalizedsialadenitis, sial­olithiasis, abscess, Ludwig’s angina Localizedtumour
– Swelling while taking mealThis
suggests the sialolithiasis in duct of
gland. – Paininfection, abscess – Discharge in oor of
mouthInfection – Deviation of angle of mouth—This
is due to the involvement of
marginal mandibular nerve and is
an indication of malignancy.
Sublingual gland – Swelling on oor of mouth – Painoor of mouth
Minor salivary gland – Swelling over lip, hard palate, etc. – Pain
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(c) Disease-specic symptoms
• The symptoms of sialolithiasis include – Painful lump below tongue – Pain that aggravates when eating – Painful swelling in submandibular
areaThis is a common symptom of submandibular sialolithiasis. This is caused by a collection of saliva in the salivary gland due to obstruction of Stensen’s duct.
• Sialadenitis symptoms include – Lump on side of cheekthis is a
symptom of parotid diseases.
– Lump below chinsubmandibular
gland diseases
– Lump below tonguesublingual
gland disease
– Lump over palateminor salivary
gland disease
– Pus that drains into your mouth
below the tongue is due to subman­dibular sialadenitis or abscess.
– Pus drains into mouth through the
opening in cheek due to parotitis, parotid abscess.
– Strong or foul-smelling pusThis
may be found in infection of both submandibular and parotid glands.
– FeverThis is a symptom of
infection.
• Cysts that grow in salivary glands can
cause
– Yellow mucus that drains when the
cyst bursts.
– Pain while eating, speaking and
swallowing.
• Tumour of salivary gland – Lump/mass on side of cheek, facial
nerve weaknessThis is a symp­tom of parotid tumour
– Lump/mass below chinsubman-
dibular gland diseases
– Lump/mass below tonguesublin-
gual gland disease
– Lump/mass over palate—minor
salivary gland disease
• Viral infections in the salivary glands,
such as mumps, can cause
– Fever – Muscle aches – Joint pain – Swelling on both sides of the face – Headache – Symptoms of Sjögren’s syndrome
include: – Dry mouth – Dry eyes – Tooth decay – Sores in the mouth – Joint pain or swelling – Dry cough – Unexplained fatigue – Swollen salivary glands – Frequent salivary gland infections
(d) Duration of symptoms
• Short durationabscess, acute sialad­enitis, mumps
• Long durationbenign tumour, sialo­lithiasis, chronic sialadenitis
(e) Mode of onset
• Suddenacute sialadenitis, abscess, viral infection (mumps)
• Gradualchronic sialolithiasis, benign tumours, sialolithiasis
(f) Associated symptoms/history of
• Modiable risk factors include dehy­dration, malnutrition, sialolithiasis, recent surgery and medications (anti­cholinergics, diuretics and chemother­apy). Nonmodiable risk factors include age (elderly), anorexia ner­vosa, cystic brosis, diabetes, HIV/ AIDS, hepatic/renal failure and prior radiation.
• Patients with sialolithiasis typically present with painful salivary glands, exacerbated by eating foods that pre­cipitate saliva production.
• Sialosis refers to bilateral symmetric painless enlargement of the salivary glands often due to diabetes, alcohol, obesity, or medications.
• Clinically, mumps sialadenitis begins with a prodromal period followed by acute bilateral salivary gland swelling typically affecting the parotid glands.
12.1 History/Presentation ofSalivary Glands Diseases
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12.1.1 Examination ofSalivary Gland
1. Surgical anatomyThe salivary glands are exocrine glands that are part of the digestive system and include three major paired glands: the parotid, the submandibular and the sublin­gual glands. There are also many smaller minor glands in the oral cavity, pharynx and larynx (Table12.1).
Difference between minor and major sali-
vary glands (Table12.2)
2. Physiology and functions of salivary glands The salivary glands produce saliva, which plays an important role in mastication, speech, protection, deglutition, digestion, excretion, repair, antimicrobial action, maintenance of tooth integrity, taste, buffering
3. Examination of patients/signs
(a) General signs of salivary gland diseases
• Halitosis
Table 12.1 Clinical anatomy salivary glands
Parotid gland—These are the largest salivary glands located on the lateral surface of the mandibular ramus and fold themselves around the posterior border of the mandible, just behind the masseter in the retromandibular area. They are two in numbers. The parotid gland has two lobes supercial and deep. It drains into oral cavity via Stenson’s duct opposite the second upper molar
Submandibular gland—They are two in numbers located in submandibular triangle below body of mandible. These are the second largest salivary glands
Sublingual glands—They are two in numbers located on either side of the tongue deep under the oor of the mouth, deep to the body of the mandible within the sublingual space. These are the smallest of the major salivary glands
Minor salivary glandsThey are numerous in number and located whole mouth and nasal cavity.They are labial and buccal gland, glossopalatine gland, and palatine and lingual glands
Table 12.2 The difference between major and minor salivary glands
Major salivary gland Minor salivary gland They are big in size, they
have their own duct, three pairs in numbers
They are called minor because of their size, no envelope around them, no own duct, present all over mouth and throat
• Saliva pool disappear
• Dry mucosa
• Glossitis and ssured tongue
• Atrophy of papilla
• Angular cheilitis
• Periodontitis
• Candidiasis
(b) Gland-specic examination/signs
Parotid gland examination
Inspection (Fig.12.1) – Extraoral inspection—Parotid is
inspected for swelling/lump/mass, stula, and face is inspected for any paresis. The anterior border of the gland may be better dened by hav­ing the patient clench his or her teeth together, which tenses the masseter muscle.
Intraoral inspection—The ana-
tomic landmarks intraorally for
Stensen’s duct (usually at the
maxillary second molar tooth on the inner surface of the buccal mucosa at the parotid papilla).
Parotid secretions are carried to the oral cavity by Stensen's duct, which enters the oral cavity in the cheek just opposite the upper second molar tooth. It is visible as a small papilla in the buccal mucosa. Careful observation of this papilla done for pus, mucus or particulate matter in the secretion suggest infection of parotid gland. The nor­mal saliva from the parotid gland is usually clear, thin and colourless.
– Displacement of lateral oropharyn-
geal wallThe deep lobe of parotid gland may displace the tonsil medi­ally if enlarge.
Palpation (Fig.12.2) – Extraoral palpation—There are
two methods of palpation of parotid gland one is anterior and another is posterior method. In posterior method, examiner stands behind the patient, puts 2 to 3 ngers over posterior border of ramus and
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Fig. 12.1 (a, b) Inspection of parotid gland swelling from lateral side, (c) Opening of parotid duct, (d) Bulging of lateral oropharyngeal wall (Deep lobe of parotid tumours)
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a
c d
b
Fig. 12.2 Intraoral and extraoral palpation of parotid gland
moves backward and inward. The normal parotid gland is generally soft and is not usually palpable as a discrete gland. its consistency may be appreciated by pressing the gland on its lateral surface against the vertical mandibular ramus. The
Parotid gland
swelling is palpated for tenderness, raised temperature and consistency
Intraoral palpation—The
Stensen’s duct should be palpated bimanually and look for the type of saliva that comes out. The parotid gland is palpable or not.
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Salivary duct and ow exam—To
perform a ow assessment at Stensen’s ducts by rst positioning your light correctly, pulling the buccal mucosa out to expose the duct, and then drying all uid from the buccal mucosa area. Next, com­press the parotid gland externally
with the other hand moving from posterior to anterior across the
gland. This should produce an expression of uid from the duct. In case of xerostomia, a gauze piece is placed near Stensen’s duct opening.
Bimanual palpation—The parotid
gland is bimanually palpated around the anterior border of the ramus of mandible.
Interpretation of parotid exami-
nation (Table 12.3)
– Parotid gland examination
inspection (Fig.12.1)
– Examination of parotid gland
Bimanual Palpation (FIg. 12.2)
Submandibular gland—Physical examination should begin with the gland itself, which resides in subman­dibular triangle just under the inferior border of the mandibular body between the anterior and posterior belly of digastric muscle.
Table 12.3 Interpretation of parotid gland examination
Interpretation of parotid examination Tender swelling/lump/mass—Infection, blockage,
carcinoma parotid, mumps, parotitis, parotid abscess Non-tender swelling/mass/lump—Alcoholism,
diabetes, Sjogren’s syndrome, HIV infection, benign tumour (pleomorphic adenoma)
Dry oral cavity mucosa—Post radiotherapy, Sjogren’s syndrome
Facial nerve paresis or paralysis—Trauma, carcinoma of parotid
Pus or thick saliva through Stenson’s duct—Parotid infection, parotid abscess, stone in parotid duct
Medially displaced tonsil and lateral oropharyngeal wall—Tumour in deep lobe of parotid
Inspection—The inspection of
submandibular gland includes the extraoral and intraoral inspection.
Extraoral inspectionThe sub­mandibular gland lies in sub­mandibular triangle which is located below the body and angle of mandible. This area should be inspected for:
Swelling/mass/lump: – SolidTumour – FirmSialadenitis – CysticLymphangioma,
haemangioma, cystic hygroma, abscess Ludwig’s angina
Deviation of angle of
mouth—It suggests the malignant tumour of sub­mandibular gland
Scar—It can be due to previ-
ous surgery, and tubercular lympahdenitis
• Colour of skin of subman-
dibular triangle
Discolouration of skin over
submandibular fossa
Intraoral inspection (Fig.12.3a)
The submandibular duct or Wharton's duct runs superiorly and anteriorly to empty adjacent to the frenulum of the tongue. The small duct orice is visible at the top of a papilla in this area.
Observation of the salivary ow during palpation is most helpful.
Type of secretion—mucoid or serous.
Purulencepus discharging from duct opening.
Stone in ductThe subman­dibular gland is more com­monly associated with stone formation than the other glands
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because the gland's secretion is more mucoid and because the gland lies in a dependent position.
– PalpationThe gland should be
palpated for the presence of calculi.
Extraoral palpationIt is done with either anteriorly or posteriorly.
examination is done in sitting position of patient. The exam­iner either stands or sits in front of patient. First, stabilize the head of patient with one hand
Fig. 12.3 Examination of submandibular gland. (a) Intraoral inspection of Wharton’s duct, (b and c) Posterior palpation, (d and e) Bimanual palpation
Anterior approach—This
a
and ask to ex the head. Now, examiner use his ngers of other hand to palpate the sub­mandibular gland in subman­dibular triangle one by one.
Posterior approachExam­iner stands behind the patient and rst, stabilizes the patient’s head with thumb over parietal bone. The palpation is done with nger’s pad. Palpation of both submandibular triangles should be done at the same time. The palpation of tringle is done for swelling, mass, it’s consistence, tenderness (Fig.12.3b, c).
b
d
c
e
Sub-mandibula gland
12.1 History/Presentation ofSalivary Glands Diseases
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Bimanual palpationIt is best palpated bimanually with one hand on the lateral oor of the mouth and the other on the sub­mandibular gland. The gland is usually soft and mobile and should not be tender to palpa­tion.The examiner stands in front of patient who is seated on stool. Now, examiner wears the gloves, for examination of left submandibular triangle, and index nger of left hand should be placed intra-orally on oor of mouth and ngers of right hand placed externally on sub­mandibular triangle. Now, examiner pushes the swelling up if it can be felt by nger inside the mouth too. The enlarged submandibular gland is palpable bimanually but enlarged submandibular lymph node not (Fig.12.3d, e).
Salivary duct and ow exam—
To perform a ow assessment at
the light, push the tongue poste-
rior with a mirror or tongue blade, and dry all uid from the oor of the mouth with gauze. Then, compress the submandib­ular gland with the other hand from beneath the mandible to produce uid from the duct.
• Sublingual glandsIt lies just beneath the mucosa on the oor of the mouth and empty directly into the mouth or into the submandibular duct. The gland is not discretely palpable, nor are the duct openings usually visible.
(c) Additional examination
• Examination of neckThe neck should be examined for other swell­ings like lymphadenopathy.
• Examination of cranial nerve VII The angle of mouth should be inspected for any deviation.
• Examination of hypoglossal nerve This is checked by the movement of tongue.
12.1.2 Two Practical Collection Methods forClinicians (Table12.4)
Table 12.4 The methods of collection of saliva
Unstimulated saliva collection Stimulated saliva collection
1. Patient is instructed to adopt a sitting position with head hanging forwards slightly.
2. A large glass funnel that sits inside an empty glass
beaker or test tube will be given to a patient.
3. Before starting the test, patient has to swallow saliva, which he/she has in the mouth.
4. During the next ve minutes of the test, the subject remains relaxed and with eyes closed and drools into the funnel for 5 minutes.
5. The volume of saliva generated is then weighed and measured in ml
1. Stimulated saliva collection with parafn wax involves the subject drooling into a funnel while chewing the wax for 3 minutes.
2. Stimulated saliva collection with sugar-free lemon drop candy involves the subject drooling into a funnel while chewing the candy for 3 minute
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12.1.3 Causes ofInammation ofSubmandibular Gland (Table12.5)
Table 12.5 The D/D of inammatory causes of submandibular gland swelling
Type of inammation Causes Acute sialadenitis: Usually with
duct calculus
Chronic sialadenitis Recurrent SMG inammation with reduced saliva ow, Stasis of secretions,
Secondary SMG sialadenitis Ductal obstruction from oor of mouth squamous cell carcinoma, enlarged,
Sialolithiasis Concretions within SMG ductal system, salivary stagnation, precipitation of
Autoimmune sialadenitis Sjögren syndrome Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis Küttner tumourbrosis & inammation with IgG4-related systemic disease;
Sialadenosis Non-inammatory SMG swelling, causes include: Diabetes, cirrhosis,
Staphylococcus aureus infection (most often) Others: Streptococcus viridans, Haemophilus inuenzae, and Escherichia coli
calculi; swelling without acute infection
swollen SMG often mistaken for malignant node
calcium salts ± epithelial injury along duct leading to sialoliths
SMG > > parotid
hypothyroidism
Most common parotid neoplasm (80%)
Pr
ease in str Slo R R Malignant transf Long standing tumour
(C PA Incr Benign metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma - metastasis
12.2 Histopathological Classication of Salivary Gland Tumours
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12.2 Histopathological Classication ofSalivary Gland Tumours (Table12.6)
Table 12.6 Histopathological classication of salivary gland tumours
Benign epithelial Malignant epithelial Others Pleomorphic adenoma
Myoepithelioma Basal cells adenoma Warthin’s tumours Oncocytoma Canalicular adenoma Sebaceous adenoma Lymphadenoma Non sebaceous adenoma Ductal papilloma Inverted ductal papilloma Intraductal papilloma Cystadenoma
Fig. 12.4 Characteristic features of pleomorphic adenoma
Acinic cell carcinoma Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Adenoid cystic carcinoma Adenocarcinoma Epithelial myoepithelial CA Basal cell adenocarcinoma Sebaceous carcinoma Sebaceous lymph adenocarcinoma Salivary gland carcinoma Carcinosarcoma Myoepithelial carcinoma Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma Metastatic pleomorphic adenoma Large cell carcinoma Small cell carcinoma
oliferation of epithelial and myoepithelial cells of the ducts and an incr
omal components
w growing, lobular, and not well encapsulated ecurrence rate of 1-5% with appropriate excision (parotidectomy) ecurrence possibly secondary to capsular disruption during surgery***
Carcinoma in pleomorphic adenoma- common
arcinosarcoma also occurs)
in younger patient-higher chance of tumor recurrence
eased growth during pregnancy
12.2.1 Characteristics ofPleomorphic Adenoma ofParotid Gland (Fig.12.4)
Soft tissue tumours
Haemangioma
Lymphoid tumours
Hodgkin’s Lymphoma Large B cell lymphoma
ormation occurs in 2-10% of adenomas
s