A case of an unusually large sialolith arising in the parenchyma of submandibular gland accompany with infection is presented, computered tomography identified a sialolith in the submandibular gland. Surgery on the sialolith was subsequently completed under general anesthesia extraorally. A brownish stone was present in the parenchyma of the submandibular gland, measuring 33 mm×25 mm.
Keywords: calculi; infection; salivary calculi.
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