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

On an ordinary August morning, Melodie Woods stepped into the shower—one of the few quiet moments she still has in a life ...

While glucocorticoids are generally effective as first-line treatment in IgG4-RS, this is not the case in primary Sjögren's syndrome, making it imperative that the 2 conditions, although similar, are ...

Sjögren's disease, a heterogeneous autoimmune disorder characterized by exocrine glandular dysfunction, has a wide spectrum of manifestations. Clinical symptoms can be difficult to characterize, and ...

SALIVARY gland ultrasound (SGUS) demonstrated meaningful diagnostic value for patients with highly suspected Sjögren’s Disease (SjD), particularly when combined with established serological or biopsy ...

Infantile hemangioma (IH) is a common benign vascular neoplasm with a characteristic pattern of progression: at birth, it is not fully developed; in the first days or weeks of life, it grows; and its ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) was associated with a greater than fivefold increased risk for benign tumors of major salivary glands compared to not having CUD, a new retrospective study showed.

A parotidectomy is surgery to remove all or part of the parotid gland, a gland in your face that helps make saliva. Parotidectomies are used to remove both cancerous and benign (noncancerous) growths ...

Methods and analysis A prospective, three-arm, randomised, placebo-controlled, double-blinded study will be conducted among patients with head and neck cancer suffering from chronic xerostomia. A ...

Figure 1. Salivary gland protection with botulinum toxin and scopolamine during tandem PSMA-targeted radioligand therapy. NEW ORLEANS— A dual-protective approach using botulinum toxin (Botox) ...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common type of salivary gland cancer, but it’s rare. Only 1% of head and neck tumors are salivary gland cancer. Your salivary glands are small organs that make ...

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and immunity. When these glands are irreversibly damaged—by radiotherapy or autoimmune ...