The mysterious case which stumped an experienced ENT surgeon
A surgeon with more than 50 years on the job is baffled by this presentation. What could the diagnosis be?
A previously healthy 48-year-old married lawyer with two teenage children presents with a swelling under the angle of her right mandible.

The patient had 13 more episodes of salivary gland swelling.
The swelling occurred near the end of a six-hour plane trip. She is otherwise well, with no systemic symptoms of note.
She is a vegetarian who neither drinks alcohol nor smokes. There is