The submandibular gland (SMG) plays a crucial role in maintaining salivary function, yet its involvement in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) remains a subject of ongoing clinical scrutiny.

What is salivary gland cancer? The salivary glands are comprised of both major and minor glands. The major glands are the bilateral parotid glands, submandibular glands and sublingual glands. The ...

Sialolithiasis is a common nonneoplastic disease of the major salivary glands that often affects the submandibular glands. Minor salivary gland involvement by sialolithiasis is uncommon, with only 273 ...

An elderly male patient with a history of basal cell carcinoma (BCC), which was excised from the right temple in 2013, presented in 2021 with swelling in the right parotid region. This led to a ...

Treatment becomes symptomatic. Aggressive external massage of the parotid gland is advised to milk out the retained saliva, increase salivary lavage, and flush out ductal debris (Fig. 7).

Salivary Gland Infection (Sialadenitis) Salivary infection, also called sialadenitis, most commonly affects the parotid salivary glands on the side of the face, near the ears or the submandibular ...

Aims To determine the pathological basis and clinical features of obstructive sialadenitis in transplanted submandibular glands (SMGs). Methods A total of 161 patients (174 eyes) with ...

The patient was examined in supine position and included assessment of the parotid, the submandibular and lacrimal glands bilaterally as previously described. 13 Still images and video clips (4 sec) ...

Radiation damage to the salivary glands is a known short-term and long-term complication of radioactive iodine therapy for patients with differentiated thyroid cancer.