Congenital | Vascular | Infection/inflammation | Neoplasm |
---|---|---|---|
Aplasia/hypoplasia of salivary glands | Low flow | Cellulitis | Benign |
-Venous malformations | Ludwig angina | -Lipoma | |
Dermoid/Epidermoid cyst | -Lymphatic malformations | Abscess Ranula | -Primary salivary gland tumours (ie. pleomorphic adneoma) -Neurogenic tumours |
High flow | Malignant | ||
-Arterial malformations | Sialoadenitis | -Squamous cell carcinoma -Primary salivary gland tumours (ie. mucoepidermoid carcinoma) -Lymphoma |