The major salivary glands (i.e., parotid, submandibular, sublingual) are affected 80%-85% of the time. Approximately 64% to 80% of all salivary gland tumors occur in the parotid gland.

Avoiding the contralateral submandibular gland during radiation therapy is feasible and safe with advanced stage, node positive head and neck cancers and base of tongue lesions, according to ...

In a retrospective chart review, researchers found that the complication rate with submandibular gland reduction is comparable to that of a neck lift with platysma plication alone, with some ...

Salivary gland cancer is a rare disease where cancerous cells form in the tissues of the salivary glands. Signs & Symptoms These are signs of salivary gland cancer: Fluid draining from the ear A lump ...

A line of transgenic mice that develops submandibular gland adenocarcinoma of intercalated duct origin was established. In these mice, the oncogene SV40 T antigen (Tag) is expressed from the ...

Prevalence of Submandibular Gland Synucleinopathy in Parkinson’s Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies and other Lewy Body Disorders. Journal of Parkinson's Disease, 2016; 6 (1): 153 DOI: 10.3233 ...

Submandibular gland transplantation showed efficacy for the treatment of end-stage refractory dry eye disease, while transplantation of minor salivary glands may be effective in treating less ...

Mucoepidermoid carcinomas are the most common salivary gland cancers. They most often arise in the parotid gland but can appear in the other major glands, as well. These are usually low-grade cancers, ...

The parotid gland is a salivary gland located just in front of the ear, over the mandible (jawbone). While its location is in the vicinity of the oral cavity, it s embryonic and histological (tissue) ...

The adult mouse submandibular salivary gland provides a good model system to study gene regulation during normal and abnormal cell behavior because it synthesizes functionally distinct products ...

Mumps typically causes bilateral inflammation of the parotid glands (parotitis), but it can occur unilaterally. Fever, headache, painful testicular swelling (orchitis) and a rash may occur as well.