A less likely cause is cancer, such as tumors caused by salivary gland cancer, lymphoma, or basal cell carcinoma. A diagnosis by a healthcare provider may be needed if a lump behind the ear appears ...

This approach is currently under multicenter testing by the RTOG. Submandibular salivary gland transfer at the time of surgery, prior to radiotherapy, is also under investigation in reducing the ...

Background: Salivary gland carcinoma (SGC) is an infrequent malignancy characterized by various pathological subtypes. Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have emerged as promising therapeutic ...

Acute, temporary parotid salivary gland swelling after general anaesthesia is uncommon and has been labelled as anaesthesia mumps, surgical mumps and post-operative parotitis. Multiple mechanisms have ...

Malaria, responsible for hundreds of thousands of deaths each year worldwide, is caused by a parasite transmitted through the salivary glands of female Anopheles mosquitoes. Understanding the ...

You also have one parotid gland on each side. Parotid means it's near your ear. You have three major salivary glands, including your parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. (Photo credit ...

Mumps is a self-limiting, airborne, viral disease which presents as fever and headache in mostly children and adolescents, with painful swelling of the salivary glands (parotid glands) on both ...

Conclusion: Although there was no histopathological correlation in the parotid and submandibular salivary glands of patients with AS and sicca symptoms compared with the healthy volunteers, ...

with a lipid-based delivery mechanism to significantly enhance absorption and localization in salivary glands. This formulation was shown to concentrate in submandibular tissues, precisely where ...

However, its accuracy in detection of salivary gland ... parotid tissue (n=1; 1.4%) (Table 1). The accuracy of fine-needle aspiration cytology (FNAC). Comparison of FNAC and final histological ...

Environmental factors are believed to influence the evolution of primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). The aims of this study were to investigate the association of pSS with a high-fat diet (HFD) and to ...