Your salivary glands produce saliva and empty it into your mouth through slots called ducts. When these ducts become blocked, ...

Dr Wouter Vogel, radiation oncologist at the Netherlands Cancer Institute, explained that the reason the glands have gone ...

Excessive stones may prevent the secretion of saliva, which leads to the mouth and, in turn, results in infection, swelling, ...

OUR resident specialist and NHS GP, Dr Zoe Williams, shares her expert advice. Today, Dr Zoe helps a reader who keeps waking ...

A widely publicized paper has drawn scrutiny from physicians and anatomists about the authors’ claims regarding so-called tubarial glands. “I don’t think the paper should be retracted, it should just ...

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 ...

Obstruction or blockage of the salivary glands is relatively common, affecting up to 2% of the population. Salivary gland obstruction results in pain and swelling in the cheek or under the jawline ...

During a salivary gland biopsy, your surgeon removes a small amount of abnormal tissue from the gland where cancer is suspected. The tissue sample is then sent to a pathologist who examines it under a ...