Background Disappointing outcomes in Sjögren’s disease (SjD) trials underscore the need for reliable, sensitive endpoints.

There’s a toad invasion underfoot. No, really.  According to  a new study  that analyzed the DNA of 124 species of toads, you can now find them on six of seven continents with a colony most-recently ...

Jaw pain can be a sign of something as mild as a sinus infection to something as serious as a tumor.

Injuries in the parotid and masseter region can cause serious impairment secondary to damage of important anatomical structures. Sialocele is observed as facial swelling associated with parotid duct ...

THE purpose of this communication is to present a case of two mixed tumors occurring simultaneously, involving the parotid gland and the homolateral submaxillary gland. The rarity of this occurrence ...

Botulinum toxin with an anti-nausea patch reduces salivary gland toxicity in PSMA-directed radiopharmaceutical therapy for metastatic prostate cancer. A 30% reduction in PSMA uptake by salivary glands ...

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 ...

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 ...

Parotid cyst is an uncommon salivary gland cyst; particularly the retention cyst formed in the main duct of the parotid gland is exceedingly rare. Previously, the management of parotid duct cysts ...

ABSTRACT: Background: Anaesthesia mumps is a relatively unknown postoperative complication following general anaesthesia. It is an extremely rare complication, especially when it occurs bilaterally.

A salivary gland infection can develop when harmful bacteria or viruses build up in the salivary glands. These are located in the head and neck and produce saliva. It typically causes swollen salivary ...

Background A subset of B cells expressing the inhibitory Fc receptor-like protein 4 (FcRL4) is found in salivary gland lesions of patients with primary Sjögren’s syndrome (pSS). FcRL4 +B cells are ...