BACKGROUND Pleomorphic adenoma in the parapharyngeal space either occurs de novo or as an extension from the deep lobe of the parotid gland. CASE PRESENTATION A rare synchronous occurrence of pleomorphic adenoma in the parapharyngeal space and submandibular gland of a 48-year-old Nigerian male is reported. CONCLUSION Pleomorphic adenoma concurrent in the parapharyngeal space and submandibul...

Submandibular gland of the rat during the first week of postnatal development was used for the study of the ultrastructural changes after the He-Ne laser radiation. In the experimental group we observed an increase of the dark cells with greater quantity of the granular endoplasmic reticulum and an increased number of specific secretory granules. These changes show positive biostimulative effec...

Hydroxychloroquine has been proposed for HIV treatment; however, little is known about its disposition in the lymphatic system, where replication takes place. Therefore, its distribution in lymphoid tissues (Peyer's patches and popliteal, submandibular, femoral, splenic, and prescapular lymph nodes) was evaluated and compared with that in blood. Results showed a high affinity of hydroxychloroqu...

The present study was conducted to describe the histological features of parotid and submandibular salivary glands of European hamster. The glands samples were obtained from five adult males and microscopic slides were prepared using routine histological technique. The results showed that these glands divide in lobes associated with the ducts. The parotid was a typical serous gland, but the sub...

background: patients with primary sjögren’s syndrome (pss) produce functional igg against cholinoreceptor of exocrine glands modifying their activity. the aim of the present work was to demonstrate pss igg antibodies (pss igg) interacting with m 3 muscarinic acetylcholine receptors (machr) of rats submandibular glands that alter mucin release and production via phospholipase c (plc) and cycloox...