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Transient post
Bilateral parotid
Congenital Inflammatory Metastatic prandial salivary
swelling
gland swelling
TB Contact
Smoking Alcohol Travel Hx
contact Hx
Examination
Pulsatile – carotid
body tumor
Supraclavicular node –
metastatic spread from
chest/breast/GIT
Features raise suspicion of malignancy:
• 1. voice change,
• 2. odynophagia,
• 3. dysphagia,
• 4. haemoptysis
• 5. previous radiation, especially with thyroid
tumours.
• 6. oral lesions, recent trauma, globus sensation,
• 7. referred ear pain, muffled or decreased
hearing
• 8. constitutional symptoms (e.g. night sweats,
anorexia, weight loss),
• 9. unilateral nasal discharge or epistaxis,
• 10. family history of cancer and previous
tumours
Investigations
CBC
ESR
Viral serology
Montaoux Test
CXR
Ultrasound
FNAC
CT/MRI
Excisional Biopsy