Ranulas represent benign mucus extravasation cysts originating from the sublingual gland and manifest as fluid‐filled lesions on the floor of the mouth. Traditionally managed by surgical excision of ...

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 ...

1% topical pimecrolimus cream for the prevention of rash associated with the use of the EGFR antagonist cetuximab. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract from the 2014 ASCO Annual Meeting I. This abstract ...

The major salivary glands produce approximately one quart of saliva each day, which in turn plays a crucial role in food digestion, swallowing, speech, and protection of teeth against bacteria and ...

There are three bilaterally paired major salivary glands, the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. In addition to these major glands, minor ones are located in the palate, lips, and buccal ...

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 ...

For generations, medical students were taught that the map of the human body was essentially complete. Yet cancer imaging has ...

Your salivary glands produce saliva and empty it into your mouth through slots called ducts. When these ducts become blocked, they can't produce enough saliva to moisten your food for proper eating.

In the TV series, “How It’s Made,” viewers often discover that common objects like pencils or rubber bands are quite complicated to make. The show walks people through complex production processes ...