Tears seem simple, but the tiny glands that produce them are among the least understood organs in the human body. By growing ...

Shannon Griffiths, of Denton, was 18 when she noticed a lump on her jaw. She was initially treated for wisdom tooth pain - but five years after an initial appointment - she pushed for a referral to a ...

Pain under the tongue can result from minor issues like canker sores or irritation, or more serious conditions like infections or salivary gland problems. Seek prompt medical or dental care if the ...

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 ...

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) ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while those glands that demonstrated damage seemed to heal spontaneously without further subjective and objective symptomatology. Such ...

For many patients, radioactive iodine treatment after thyroid cancer surgery means side effects like nausea and time in hospital isolated from loved ones. But new clinical trial results from ...

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 ...

Purging in bulimia by vomiting can make the face and cheeks appear swollen or puffy due to effects on the salivary glands. The glands typically return to their usual size after habitual vomiting stops ...

1 Department of Cranio-Maxillofacial Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, University Hospital, Cracow, Poland 2 Amethyst Radiotherapy Centre, Cracow, Poland The parotid gland includes ...

People may have salivary gland surgery to remove part or all of the salivary gland. Its primary purpose is to remove tumors, but it can also help treat infections and inflammation. A person has three ...