A radiation therapy planning constraint of 25-30 Gy to the parotid glands has been shown to correspond to 17%-26% complication probability at 1 year after radiation therapy, whereas at 40 Gy mean dose ...

Salivary glands play an essential role in protecting oral health by secreting saliva to aid in digestion, speech, and immunity. When these glands are irreversibly damaged—by radiotherapy or ...

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma is the most common type of salivary gland cancer, but it’s rare. Only 1% of head and neck tumors are salivary gland cancer. Your salivary glands are small organs that ...

In a new study (DOI: 10.1038/s41368-025-00368-6) published on May 9, 2025, in the International Journal of Oral Science, researchers from McGill University unveiled a next-generation hydrogel that ...

SHR-A1811 in HER2-expressing salivary gland cancers: Preliminary efficacy and safety results. Neoadjuvant pembrolizumab in combination with dabrafenib and trametinib (DTP) for BRAF V600E-mutated ...

Gel used to smooth out facial wrinkles could be used to treat dry mouth after scientists grow saliva gland in a dish. By THEA JOURDAN . Published: 06:09 EDT, 17 June 2025 | Updated: 06:09 EDT, 17 ...

A 34-year-old man was admitted to the hospital because of left ear pain with hearing loss and facial droop on the left side. Computed tomography showed a nasopharyngeal mass. A diagnosis was made.

In hypersalivation, the salivary glands produce more saliva than usual. If the extra saliva begins to accumulate, it may begin to drip out of the mouth. In older children and adults, drooling may ...

251830 Introduction: Surprisingly most radiopharmaceuticals (RPs) that are used by Nuclear Medicine show physiologic concentration in the salivary glands except for a few. Some RPs are secreted in the ...