Objective(s): To review the findings of the patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) having technetium-99m-pertechnetate (99mTc-pertechnetate) and gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) salivary gland scintigraphy in the past eight years.Methods: The patients with SS, who were referred to our department for salivary gland scintigraphy during January 2008-December 2015 were studied using both 99mTc-pertechneta...

Aim . To evaluate advantages and disadvantages of transoral ultrasonography (US) in tongue cancer. Materials methods US was performed 165 patients between the ages 15 85 years with malignant tumors mobile (74 (44.9 %) women, 91 (55.1 men). Among patients, 144 had primary tumor. The study also included 21 (12.7 recurrent tumor which clinically could be represented by a true recurrence (tumor dev...

Küttner tumor is a chronic inflammatory disease that presents with a firm swelling of the submandibular gland and often mimics a neoplasm. Recently evidence suggests that Küttner tumor may be a type of disorder characterized by IgG4-related inflammations. Herein, we report 3 cases of submandibular gland swellings with severe fibrosis, inflammation with marked lymphoplasmacytic infiltration; thi...

background: in the present study, the submandibularsalivary gland microscopic morphology of the adult africangiant pouched rat was investigated. this study was carried out toprovide the basic histology of this organ in the giant pouched rat,to accompany the dearth of information of its microscopicarchitecture in the available literature. this becomes of evenhigher importance when considering th...

OBJECTIVES Evaluation of Acoustic Radiation Force Impulse Imaging (ARFI) elastography performance in predicting the elasticity of the submandibular glands in normal situations and after radiation therapy. MATERIAL AND METHOD A number of 54 normal submandibular glands from 27 voluntary subjects and 33 pathological submandibular glands (radiation submaxillities) from 18 patients who had undergo...

the term “ranula” is used to describe a diffuse swelling in the floor of the mouth caused by either a mucous extravasation or, less commonly, a mucous retention cyst derived from the major sublingual or submandibular salivary glands. the most common presentation of ranula is a painless, slowgrowing, soft, and movable mass located in the floor of the mouth. ranula may be simple or plunging. simp...

schwannoma of the hypoglossal nerve is an uncommon benign neoplasm. we present a 49-year-old female patient with hypoglossal schwannoma presenting as a painless mass in the submandibular area.

Introduction: Submandibular tracheal intubation is a technique that can be applied in Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Traumatology, as well other surgical specialties. Its main advantages are helping the manipulation of middle facial skeleton jaw allowing intraoperative control dental occlusion. The an alternative to elective tracheostomy. Objective case report: article presents treatment adult ...