The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth against bacteria and ...

A cervical ultrasound revealed a cystic mass of the parotid. Cervical MRI found a ductal ectasia of the parotid and submandibular glands associated with a retention cyst of the right parotid. He had a ...

Learning Objectives 1. Review the anatomy and physiology of the salivary glands as well as some common problems encountered including sialadenitis, sialolithiasis, immune disorders affecting salivary ...

Objectives To evaluate the incidence and clinical significance of unexpected focal uptake of 18F-FDG in the parotid glands on PET/CT in patients with known or suspected non-head and neck primary ...

Confirmation of pSS requires immunological test and biopsy of the accessory salivary glands[1]. Salivary gland ultrasonography (SGUS) allows the detection of structural changes of salivary glands and ...

Administration of radiotherapy to patients with head and neck cancer often causes damage to the parotid glands, resulting in a marked decrease in saliva production, and associated discomfort.

umcg.nl Objective To assess whether ultrasonographic scoring of (i) both parotid and submandibular salivary glands and (ii) all individual components of the Hocevar scoring system, is needed for ...