Sialendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can treat certain salivary gland disorders. It offers advantages over open surgery but is not appropriate for all salivary gland issues.

ALTHOUGH gustatory sweating occurring after parotid trauma was described as early as 1853 and was studied by Frey in 1923, it did not assume major surgical importance until surgery of the parotid ...

Dear Dr. Douma: Last year I started getting a bump on the side of my face. At first I thought it was a boil, but it didn't get red or hurt. It kept growing for many months, so I went to see a doctor, ...

Suzy Spence was diagnosed with a tumour in her salivary gland in December 2023 A woman who had pioneering surgery to remove a tumour has described her surgeons as "heroes" after they avoided facial ...

Acinic cell carcinoma is a rare type of salivary gland cancer. It’s often treatable with surgery, but some people develop high-grade cancer that can spread to distant body parts. Acinic cell carcinoma ...

Comparisons of means were by Student's t-test; proportions were compared by χ 2-tests or Fisher's exact test, where expected frequencies were less than five. Cancer-specific survival and recurrence ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently was diagnosed with a benign pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. My surgeon says that the mass should be removed, and explained many of the risks. The risks terrify me: ...

The relative frequency of carcinoma and mixed tumors of the parotid and submaxillary salivary glands is unusually high in this series of cases as shown in Table 1. This is due to the fact that more ...