Sialendoscopy is a minimally invasive procedure that can treat certain salivary gland disorders. It offers advantages over open surgery but is not appropriate for all salivary gland issues.

In an interview with Medscape, Bhuvanesh Singh, MD, a surgical oncologist with the Head and Neck Service, Department of Surgery, and the director of the Laboratory of Epithelial Cancer Biology at ...

Q: Last year I started getting a bump on the side of my face. At first I thought it was a boil, but it didn't get red or hurt. It kept growing for many months, so I went to see a doctor, who referred ...

Polymorphous adenocarcinoma is a rare type of salivary gland cancer that usually occurs in small glands distributed throughout your mouth. The primary treatments are surgery and radiation therapy.

The current method for treating a blocked salivary duct is far more complicated and dangerous than it should be. Now Cook Medical is working to make the surgical procedure commonly employed to treat ...

Dear Dr. Douma: Last year I started getting a bump on the side of my face. At first I thought it was a boil, but it didn't get red or hurt. It kept growing for many months, so I went to see a doctor, ...

Cancers of the salivary gland occur in fewer than 1 out of 100,000 people in Singapore. Doctors say to seek help early for ...

Cannabis use disorder (CUD) is associated with increased risk of benign salivary gland tumors, according to a research letter published online July 17 in JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery. Tyler ...