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A symptomatic venous anomaly of the parotid gland: Case report and review of the literature

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Johannes J. Manni ,
Johannes L. Merx ,
Paul van den Broek  and
Henk O. M. Thussen
Johannes J. Manni*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Johannes L. Merx
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Paul van den Broek
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
Henk O. M. Thussen
Affiliation:
Department of Radiology, University of Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
*
J. J. Manni, M.D., Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Nijmegen, Philips van Leydenlaan 15, 6500 HB Nijmegen, The Netherlands.
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Abstract

Abstract A rare case of a symptomatic venous anomaly of the parotid gland is described in a 14-year-old female patient who presented with Turkey Wattle sign. A definitive diagnosis of this disorder requires venographic studies. Surgical treatment was successful, with a follow-up of four years.

Type
Clinical Records
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 102 , Issue 6 , June 1988 , pp. 565 - 567
Copyright
Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1988

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