| Normal Sublingual 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
• Small glands which are difficult to visualize.
•Examples:
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General Microscopic Description
• Mucous glands predominate
• Secretory cells lie on myoepithelial cells above basement membrane
• Drain via duct system to oral cavity
•Examples:
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References
• Histology for Pathologists. Sternberg SS ed. New York: Raven Press, 1992. pp. 457-468.
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| Normal Sublingual Gland
| | Synopsis by: Melinda Sanders M.D. (T55200M00100)[162]
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