| Normal Submandibular or Submaxillary 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 lobular organ with delicate capsule
• Weighs 7-8 g
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General Microscopic Description
• Mixed serous and mucinous glands although serous glands predominate.
• Tubuloacinar 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
• Histology for Pathologists. Sternberg SS ed. New York: Raven Press, 1992. pp. 457-468.
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| Normal Submandibular or Submaxillary Gland
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| Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T55300M00100)[327]
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