Polycystic Disease of the Salivary Glands: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Parotid Enlargement

Aeimen Khalid; Muhammad Ahmad Mukhtar; Amna Mukhtar; Rubina Mukhtar

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Polycystic Disease of the Salivary Glands: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Parotid Enlargement

Aeimen Khalid Muhammad Ahmad Mukhtar Amna Mukhtar Rubina Mukhtar

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Aeimen Khalid, Muhammad Ahmad Mukhtar, Amna Mukhtar, et al. (2025). Polycystic Disease of the Salivary Glands: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Parotid Enlargement. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.97591

Polycystic Disease of the Salivary Glands: A Rare Cause of Bilateral Parotid Enlargement

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