the relative risk of any benign major salivary gland tumor was higher among those with versus without cannabis use disorder (CUD) at all time points after CUD diagnosis or outpatient hospital visit.

New research has found a link between cannabis use disorder (CUD) and benign salivary gland tumors. The corresponding study was published in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery. Previous research ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...

Benign salivary gland tumors composed of purely squamous cells are quite unusual and are not included in the World Health Organization classification. We have seen two benign parotid gland tumors ...

Salivary cancer is a rare disease that has some of the greatest variances of all types of cancer. It wasn’t the first time Sharon Haber found a lump in her neck. She’d had them twice before – the last ...

Salivary gland tumors are relatively rare and morphologically diverse tumors with a wide variety of prognostically important histological subtypes. Although pathologists have investigated this diverse ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. After that, treatment can vary, at least for the major salivary glands.

Salivary glands make and release saliva that lubricates your mouth and throat, starts the digestion of your food, and coats the lining of the upper airway to help protect you from infections. Tumors, ...

Carcinoma ex-pleomorphic adenoma (CXPA) is a type of cancer that develops in the salivary glands. This type of cancer develops from an existing tumor that was previously benign (noncancerous).

The formation of malignant (cancer) cells in the tissues of the salivary glands lead to a rare cancer called salivary gland cancer. Salivary glands are the organs that make saliva and release it into ...