Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an established, minimally invasive diagnostic tool used in the evaluation of salivary gland lesions. By obtaining cellular material through a fine needle, ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

Discover how MRI and Doppler imaging boost accuracy in identifying malignant salivary gland tumours. Read more.

A vascular lesion containing calcified blood clots located near a 12-year-old's parotid gland was removed after imaging revealed an odd mass with a "toothlike" appearance. The case report was ...

Doc, I have swollen glands on both side of my ear. the left one is bigger than the right one as the left one started recently. my throat is dry but not sore so is my mouth.Please suggest best doctor ...

(a) Non-diagnostic: FNA of a right parotid gland “lesion” showed only scant salivary gland parenchymal cells (Papanicolaou stain). (b) Non-neoplastic: FNA of a right parotid gland showed abundant ...

Wu ZH, Ge MH, Cao J, et al. Parotid metastases from thyroid carcinomas. Int J Clin Exp Pathol. 2017; 10: 10467-10474. Özakkoyunlu Hasçiçek S, Tunçel D, Ünsal Ö, et al. Oncocytic lesions of salivary ...

The risk of developing cancer in a salivary gland might be higher in people with mutations in either of two genes associated with breast and ovarian cancer. Salivary gland cancer is rare, but this new ...

In this report, I describe the development of Kaposi's sarcoma of the labial oral mucosa after minor oral surgery in an HIV-infected patient. The tumor was localized to a site of previous iatrogenic ...

The formation of malignant (cancer) cells in the tissues of the salivary glands lead to a rare cancer called salivary gland cancer. Salivary glands are the organs that make saliva and release it into ...

Evaluating salivary gland tumors and diseases When diagnosing, consider the location and duration of the lesion, patient age, underlying systemic disorders and clinical appearance. Primary-care ...