Parotitis is inflammation of one or both parotid glands, two large salivary glands responsible for making approximately 50% ...

Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline while eating, and foul-tasting drainage into the mouth. Such obstruction can also progress to severe infection ...

The glands had a firm, rubbery consistence; they were neither tender nor inflamed, and the overlying skin was freely movable. Two patients had associated swelling of the submaxillary salivary glands.

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). Antibiotics may be used if infection is ...

Successful treatment of 11-year-old dog with salivary mucocele at Government Veterinary Polyclinic; surgery performed to ...

MSK’s salivary gland tumor experts, including surgeon Bhuvanesh Singh (center), are among the most experienced in the nation. For many people with salivary gland tumors, surgery performed by an expert ...

The salivary gland or duct gets torn, saliva leaks out and pools in surrounding tissue which triggers an inflammatory response leading to even more swelling. A layer of more dense tissue forms ...

Researchers have uncovered a promising therapeutic target for adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC), a rare cancer of the salivary ...