Indications include the presence of benign and malignant tumors and inflammatory disease with or without intraglandular sialolith iasis. |
On the right, the patient had a giant sialolith that had fistulized into the oral cavity. |
The pathologic report was sialolith with ductal atrophy. |
The MRI confirmed the presence of a superficial parotid mass with a central hypointensity, thought to be a calcification or sialolith. |
The entire sialolith measured 35 mm in length, it had a relatively smooth surface, and it was fusiform is shape. |
The aim of this study was to understand the mechanism of mineralization and growth of a sialolith by analyzing its micromorphology, crystalline structure, and chemical compositions. |