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...

PURPOSE To prospectively evaluate whether cardiac gating can improve the reproducibility of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) parameters in the head and neck, we performed IVIM diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) using 4 b values (4b), 4 b values with cardiac gating (4b gating) and 17 b values (17b). METHODS We performed IVIM DWI twice per person on nine healthy volunteers using 4b, 4b gating ...

Abstract Sialolithiasis along with sialadenitis is one of the commonly occurring salivary gland disorders. Sialadenitis an inflammatory disease glands. It usually occurs insidiously causing pain to patient and may lead development fibrous mass gland. The cause most due duct caliculi which termed as sialolith or stones causes statis saliva in ducts. This condition accompanied by tenderness invol...

Introduction: Pleomorphic adenoma is a rare benign salivary gland neoplasm in children, which can be treated by simple excision. This tumor is rarely included in the differential diagnosis of solid submandibular masses in children. In the neonates, congenital pleomorphic adenoma usually presents in the nasopharynx. Surgical excision is the treatment of choice and recurrence is not expected. We ...

  Introduction:  The use of radioactive iodine (131I) has become an important adjunct to the treatment of thyroid cancer and hyperthyroidism. Salivary gland has the ability to concentrate radioactive iodine under normal circumstances. Salivary gland dysfunction and dry mouth are the common side effectsof high-dose radioiodine therapy. The purposeof this stu...

Sialolithiasis is the occurrence of calcareous concretions in the salivary ducts or glands. It is the most common pathological condition affecting the major salivary gland. It has an incidence of 0.012% in the adult population [1]. Males are more commonly affected than females with a peak incidence in 4th to 6th decades of life [2]. Most salivary calculi occur in submandibular gland (80-90%) fo...

Transgenic mice that overexpress the red fluorescent protein tdTomato (tdTomato mice) are well suited for use in regenerative medicine studies. Cultured cells from this murine model exhibit strong red fluorescence, enabling real-time in vivo imaging through the body surface of grafted animals. Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have marked potential for use in cell therapy and regenerative medicine;...

Adenoid cystic carcinoma is a rare malignant neoplasm of the salivary gland. Salivary gland neoplasms constitute 3% cancers all sites, which, 10–15% are malignant. Though adenoid most common tumor submandibular, sublingual and minor glands, it accounts for only 15% parotid cancers. They generally slow-growing spread relentlessly to adjacent structures. Hematogenous more than lymphatic spread, s...

Epithelial myoepithelial carcinoma is a rare biphasic low grade neoplasm of salivary glands; it most commonly occurs in the parotid gland but can also arise in minor salivary glands. Here a case of 58-year-old female presented with left cheek swelling of one-year duration. CT scan revealed a localized submandibular salivary gland tumor mass not involving surrounding tissues. Histological examin...

UNLABELLED In this study, the oral radioactivity seen in salivary gland scintigraphy, which was established entirely on the basis of radioactive saliva secreted by the parotid and submandibular glands, was evaluated quantitatively in healthy volunteers and in patients with Sjögren's syndrome. METHODS Salivary gland scintigraphy and labial biopsy were performed on 70 patients with Sjögren's sy...