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CT scan showing a linear calcification in the substance of the parotid gland (arrow).
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CT scan showed enlarged and diffusely enhanced left parotid gland with a 17 mm linear calcification (Figure 1).
The foreign body which was a stapler wire.
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A 1.7 cm metallic wire was found and removed (Figure 2).