Submandibular gland excision The submandibular glands are just below the jaw. Important nerves nearby help control smiling, tongue sensation, speech, and swallowing, and surgeons take care to ...

Background: Leiomyosarcoma is a rare malignant mesenchymal tumor that represents 5–7 % of all soft tissue sarcomas. The occurrence of this tumor in the salivary glands is exceptional. Only five ...

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.

Senior author Bryan C. Mendelson, FRCSE, FRACS, FACS, MD, performed submandibular gland reduction on 112 of 736 consecutive facelifts between 2002 and 2013, for an incidence of 13% News News ...

Approximately 75% of parotid gland tumors are benign, but less than half of submandibular tumors are benign. Most neoplasms of the minor salivary glands are malignant.

Acinic cell carcinoma is a rare cancer of the salivary glands that originates from the parotid gland. It is a low-grade salivary neoplasm that constitutes about 5% to 17% of cases involving ...

The parotid gland has a complex anatomy that requires an experienced eye and a trained hand for dissection. ... which suggested a benign tumour that required only an adequate resection.

The occurrence of stones within the salivary glands (sialolithiasis) involves the submandibular and parotid glands with the majority (up to 90%) in the submandibular gland. Usually stones are ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health), Sep 24 - While the published literature on surgical management of sialorrhea is generally of low quality, nearly all of the studies show that most patients experience a ...

Refractory cases are treated with surgical resection after failure of antimicrobial therapy. Mumps , an acute infectious inflammation of the parotid gland, is an acute contagious viral infection ...