Question 337 · LDEK · Salivary gland diseases
A sialogram of a degenerative salivary gland disease shows:
1) a leafless bush pattern;
2) a leafless tree pattern;
3) a dead tree pattern;
4) a ball in hand pattern;
5) an apple tree in blossom pattern;
6) a snow storm pattern;
7) a retrograde contrast loss;
8) duct amputation.
The correct answer is:
2) a leafless tree pattern;
3) a dead tree pattern;
4) a ball in hand pattern;
5) an apple tree in blossom pattern;
6) a snow storm pattern;
7) a retrograde contrast loss;
8) duct amputation.
The correct answer is:
- A. 1,2.
- B. 1,2,3.
- C. 5,6.
- D. 7,8.
- E. 3,4,5.
Hint
Degenerative changes thin out and prune the ductal tree rather than produce round contrast collections or filling defects.
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