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 ...

Radiation therapy for salivary gland tumors involves sending high-energy particles (usually photons or protons) through the skin toward the tumor. When the particles reach the tumor, they can destroy ...

It is performed to remove salivary gland tumors. The type of surgery you have depends on the salivary gland affected. You will still be able to make saliva with the remaining saliva glands after ...

Salivary gland blockage can result from multiple causes including salivary stones, narrowing of the duct by scar tissue, dehydration, side-effects of certain medications, autoimmune diseases and ...

Background: The aim of this prospective study is to investigate the long-term effects of chemotherapy on the oral health of children with a primary focus on salivary gland function. Methods ...

The findings may have implications for radiotherapy, a cancer treatment that can cause damage to salivary glands and leave lasting complications. Doctors don’t regularly come across undiscovered bits ...

[7,8] More than 400 drugs, some in common use, can cause oral dryness and induce salivary gland hypofunction. [9] Xerogenic medications include anticholinergic drugs, anorectics, antihistamines ...

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.

Discover how the medicinal orchid Dendrobium officinale (Tiepi Shihu) improves salivary gland function, reduces inflammation, ...

Avacta is stepping up development of its peptide-drug conjugate (PDC), kicking off expansion cohorts in multiple tumor types after seeing one partial response in 10 salivary gland cancer patients.