Another study specifically examined carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma of the submandibular gland (SMG-CXPA) and found that clinical tumor stage and histological grade were independent prognostic ...

Throughout your care, we’ll continue to use some of these tests to track the size of your tumor and assess your response to treatment. During a salivary gland biopsy, your surgeon removes a small ...

Here, you can find an overview about the different types of surgeries used to treat salivary gland tumors as well as information on MSK’s expertise. Parotidectomy is the name of the surgery used to ...

Radioiodine treatment, often used in the treatment of thyroid cancer, is also associated with salivary ... Approximately 90% of stones occur in the submandibular glands, with the other 10% occuring in ...

Cancer treatments and other medications can cause another disorder, xerostomia, which also leads to dry mouth as the submandibular glands are affected. Your healthcare provider can run diagnostic ...

Two days later, at exploratory laparotomy, an annular constricting tumor of the mid-transverse ... On the 6th postoperative day the right parotid gland was noted to be swollen, tender and firm ...

Thirty-one of the 67 patients also had submandibular gland swellings. One year later, persistent salivary complaints were present in 87 of the patients. The longer elapsed time allowed for ...