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Symptoms long term parotid swelling on left with growth . diagnosis sialosis. i have pain & numbness. the test felt swelling & prod with metal probe and cotton bud. no history taken. i dont drink alcohol ever. no diabetes. any other tests required?
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See Ent doctor: Sialosis is not an inflammation of the salivary gland, parotid in your case. What throws off that diagnosis is the pain and numbness. Sialoadenosis needs to be properly examine and tested by a knowledgeable ENT doctor. With the pain and numbness there is a possibility of something growing within the parotid, probably benign, but it is creating internal forces in the gland.
Answered 9/4/2019
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