[Sarcoidosis presenting as isolated nodules of the parotid and submandibular glands].

The authors documented the case of healthy, 50 year old women with a sarcoid lesions of the parotid and submandibular gland without any other manifestations of the disease. The presence of noncaseating granulomas in salivary tissue is a specific feature of sarcoidosis. Primary involvement of the intraglandular lymph nodes with a secondary involvement of the salivary gland parenchyma was detected. Etiopathogenesis, diagnostics and clinical features of sarcoidosis were presented.