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A megalith of the parotid salivary gland

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

W. K. Kesse ,
Z. P. Shehab  and
R. Courteney-Harris
W. K. Kesse*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
Z. P. Shehab
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
R. Courteney-Harris
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent, UK.
*
Address for correspondence: Dr W. K. Kesse, Department of Otolaryngology, City General Hospital, Stoke-on-Trent. Fax: 01782 552895
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Abstract

We present a rare case of a giant intra-parotid calculus in a 64-year-old man with recurrent parotitis. The literature is also reviewed.

Keywords

Parotid glandCalculi
Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 8 , August 1998 , pp. 784 - 785
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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