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 ...

Salivary gland inflammation is caused by salivary duct obstruction due to lithiasis or salivary duct stricture. 1 Acute suppurative sialadenitis is commonly infectious and is characterized by a ...

The tumour was delineated from all its surroundings and removed en bloc. In the same sitting, a skin crease incision was placed in the right side of neck and submandibular gland excision was done and ...

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 ...

Salivary gland toxicity from radiopharmaceutical therapy—particularly from alpha-emitting therapies like 225Ac-PSMA—is a ...

Almost immediately after 131 I therapy transient swelling (Fig. 2) and pain with decreased salivary flow, usually bilateral and involving the parotid glands, have become a known problem. [1, 4, 5 ...

However, for those with hyperhidrosis, the sweat glands become overactive and produce more sweat than needed. Hyperhidrosis can occur in various areas of the body, including the underarms, palms ...

Salivary Infection: Causes The most common causes of acute salivary gland infections are bacteria, especially Staphylococcus aureus, or staph. Viruses and fungi can also cause infection in the glands.

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 ...

Objectives The aim of the study was to evaluate the ultrasound findings in lacrimal glands in a cohort of patients with suspected primary Sjögren’s disease (pSjD) and to assess the relationship with ...