ASYMPTOMATIC enlargement of the parotid glands has been noted in this country in patients with liver disease. 1,2 On search, it has become evident that similarly enlarged glands may be found in a ...

The patients studied on the medical wards of the Boston City Hospital had been admitted primarily for treatment of severe liver disease or the complications of alcoholism. One patient was admitted to ...

Parotid gland tumors develop in the parotid gland, which is the largest of the salivary glands. While many of these tumors are benign, most salivary gland cancers begin in the parotid gland. The ...

New Delhi: Dr Satish Nair, Senior Consultant – ENT & Head and Neck Oncology, Apollo Cancer Centre speaks to ETHealthworld's Rashmi Mabiyan Kaur on Nair’s mini-incision technique in parotidectomy and ...

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of ...

Adam Yauch, known as Beastie Boys rapper MCA, has lost his battle with salivary gland cancer. The 47-year-old was diagnosed with cancer of the parotid gland (one of the salivary glands) in 2009. Here ...