Sialolithiasis affects about 1% of the population and represents over 50% of disease that are associated with major salivary glands. Although the etiologies of sialolithiasis have been heavily debated, most agree that there is a multifactorial causation. Most authors conclude that salivary stones are formed from the deposition of calcium salts within the ductal system of salivary glands usually...

Mucoceles are common benign cystic lesions of the oral cavity that develop following extravasation or retention of mucous material from the major or minor salivary glands. Mucoceles are usually located in the lower lip (60 to 70% of cases), and the floor of the mouth is only involved in 6 to 15% of cases. Submandibular gland mucocele is extremely rare but should be considered in the differentia...

Salivary gland neoplasms are rare in the pediatric age group. Pleomorphic adenomas in the submandibular gland are rarer. In this article, we present a seven-year-old female with a slowly growing mass in her right submandibular area. The firm, mobile and painless mass was about 2x3 cm in size and with bimanual palpation it was indiscriminated from the submandibular gland. Magnetic resonance imag...

PURPOSE To evaluate the MR appearance of normal and pathologic states of the submandibular gland. METHODS MR images of 22 healthy subjects and 21 patients with histopathologically confirmed disorders of the submandibular gland (five pleomorphic adenomas, two hemangiomas, two malignant lymphomas, one adenoid cystic carcinoma, one squamous cell carcinoma, and 10 cases of sialadenitis) were revi...

The aggregation of mucoid and nonmucoid Pseudomonas aeruginosa by submandibular, parotid, and whole saliva from patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) and non-CF subjects was investigated. There were significant differences (P less than 0.01) in aggregation of mucoid and nonmucoid variants of P. aeruginosa by submandibular and whole saliva from CF patients and non-CF subjects. However, the differen...

BACKGROUND Previous groups have shown contralateral submandibular gland sparing to improve xerostomia with safe outcomes, but primarily in early-stage disease. In this study, we present a large cohort of patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer that underwent contralateral submandibular gland-sparing radiotherapy, to demonstrate feasibility and safety specifically in patients with lo...

We reviewed the clinical history of 48 consecutive patients who underwent submandibular gland removal for radiologically proven sialolithiasis. The specimens were examined by a pathologist blinded to the clinical data. A histopathologic classification into I of 3 grades was established by evaluating the degrees of atrophy, fibrosis, and inflammation. A correlation between the clinical and patho...

Kuttner tumor is a relatively uncommon disease of the salivary gland. It is also known as chronic sclerosing sialadenitis or cirrhosis of the submandibular gland. The examination of the submandibular gland characterizes clinically by a firm swelling of the gland, and histologically by progressive periductal sclerosis, dense lymphocytic infiltration with lymphoid follicle formation, reduction of...

This study was carried out to introduce the use of fine needle aspiration cytology for the early and quick diagnosis of oral lesions. All patients were referred to a private clinic for Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology by Dental Surgeons. A total number of 86 patients were included in this study. These patients had a mass in oral cavity, in salivary glands or in submental / submandibular area. Th...

A 45-year-old female was referred to the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery with the complaint of pain in the right submandibular region and a dry mouth, which had started one week previously. A clinical examination revealed a swelling and tenderness in the right submandibular region. Panoramic radiography and computed tomography identified a sialolith in the submandibular gland. Surg...