| Normal Parotid Gland
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Etiology
•Not applicable
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Pathogenesis
• Not applicable,
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Epidemiology
• Not applicable
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General Gross Description
• Firm, tan, lobulated organ surrounded by a delicate capsule
• Divided into superficial and deep portions by facial nerve
• Weigh approximately 15-30 g
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General Microscopic Description
• Tubuloacinar glands connecting to Stensen's duct
• Parotid is virtually all serous glands
• Basal nuclei with basophilic zymogen granules
• Secretory cells lie on myoepithelial cells above the basement membrane
• Glands drain to intercalated ducts and then to striated ducts
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Clinical Correlation
• Not applicable
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References
• Sternberg SS ed. Histology for Pathologists. New York: Raven Press, 1992. pp. 457-468.
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| Normal Parotid Gland
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| Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T55100M00100)[326]
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