Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) is an established, minimally invasive diagnostic tool used in the evaluation of salivary gland lesions. By obtaining cellular material through a fine needle, ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

A vascular lesion containing calcified blood clots located near a 12-year-old's parotid gland was removed after imaging revealed an odd mass with a "toothlike" appearance. The case report was ...

Doc, I have swollen glands on both side of my ear. the left one is bigger than the right one as the left one started recently. my throat is dry but not sore so is my mouth.Please suggest best doctor ...

(a) Non-diagnostic: FNA of a right parotid gland “lesion” showed only scant salivary gland parenchymal cells (Papanicolaou stain). (b) Non-neoplastic: FNA of a right parotid gland showed abundant ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I recently was diagnosed with a benign pleomorphic adenoma of the parotid gland. My surgeon says that the mass should be removed, and explained many of the risks. The risks terrify me: ...

Baseball Hall of Famer Tony Gwynn died at the age of 54 on Monday, following a long battle with salivary gland cancer. Prior to being diagnosed, Gwynn had undergone three procedures to remove ...

This 44-year-old man presented to his GP with a nodule on the left side of his hard palate. His dentist had noticed it around two years previously and had referred him to a dental hospital – but he ...

Case 1. B. N., a 28-year-old Negress, born in Maryland, was admitted to the Woman's Medical College Hospital on April 1, 1950, with the chief complaint of a skin rash of 3 1/2 years' duration. The ...

Monomorphic adenomas refer to a group of rare tumors of the salivary gland that include basal cell adenomas and canalicular adenomas. Basal cell adenomas are observed predominantly in the parotid ...