MODEL RELEASED. Salivary gland calculus showing as a swelling in the neck of an 8-year-old boy. The stone (calculus) has formed as a mineral deposit i

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MODEL RELEASED. Salivary gland calculus showing as a swelling in the neck of an 8-year-old boy. The stone (calculus) has formed as a mineral deposit in one of the submandibular salivary glands. The formation of a calculus in a salivary gland is known as sialolithiasis. Surgery or shockwave therapy can be used to treat the condition.

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