The parotid gland is the location of 80% of salivary gland tumors, and surgery here is called a parotidectomy. The parotid gland has two lobes, and the facial nerve runs between them.

THIS report summarizes the experience with tumors of salivary-gland origin observed at the Massachusetts General Hospital from 1930 to 1941, inclusive, and at the Pondville State Cancer Hospital ...

Surgery to the minor salivary glands There are over 600 small salivary glands located throughout the lining of the mouth and throat. These are the minor salivary glands. The type of surgery you have ...

Your facial nerve runs through your parotid gland. This nerve can become damaged during surgery, which can lead to weakened movements of the muscles on one side of your face.

Parotid Tumors: Nair’s mini-incision technique for parotidectomy is performed by placing a 2.5-3cm long incision behind the ear lobe. Parotid gland tumors make up three per cent of all head and ...

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of ...

Prognosis, Staging and Treatment Tests are done to find out if cancer cells are confined to the salivary gland or spread to other parts of the body. This process is referred to as staging.

Scientists have discovered the key to rehabilitating damaged salivary glands, promising relief for head and neck cancer patients whose glands are destroyed by radiation therapy. Living with non ...

Sometimes physicians can use nerve-grafting procedures to help repair the nerve. To preserve the facial nerve, our physicians sometimes combine more limited surgery with neutron therapy, a powerful ...

They're both regulated by a neurotransmitter called acetylcholine. When PSNS and SNS nerve fibers are damaged near the parotid salivary gland from injury or surgery, the nerves can regenerate.