TUMOURS of the salivary glands are relatively uncommon. From 1958 through 1968 a total of 77 lesions of all the salivary glands were seen by one of us (M.B.) and 67 involved the parotid, 8 the submaxillary, one the sublingual and one an ectopic gland. In this paper we present our experience with the 'partoid' lesions, which comprise the largest group in the series, 67 out of a total of 77, as e...

An unusal case of neurilemmoma of parotid gland arising in a 14 year old boy is reported. The preselltation was a painless mass and the facial nerve functions were intact. Peroperatively tumour did not have any relation with facial nerve. Fine needle aspiration cytology could give a clue towards neurogen ic nature of the tumour.

INTRODUCTION  Radiotherapy (RT) of head and neck neoplasms often damages the salivary glands. AIM  To examine the pattern of morphologic changes resulting from RT of the head and neck region in minipig parotid glands in a clinical and experimental research setting. METHODS  Twelve 18-month-old male Brazilian minipigs weighing 30-40 kg were selected. Eight minipigs were assigned to the exper...

Introduction Parotid gland squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon aggressive neoplasm with poor prognosis. Aural polyps are usually the presenting features of chronic suppurative otitis media, tuberculous otitis media, and adenoma or carcinoma. The malignant aural polyp is very rare. Parotid gland carcinoma masquerading as an aural polyp has rarely been described in the literature. ...

Introduction Salivary glands are found in and around the oral cavity, and they are divided into major and minor salivary glands. The major salivary glands are the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands; the minor salivary glands are located in the lips, buccal mucosa, palate, and throat. Generally, salivary gland diseases are not common in the paediatric population. The classification of...

A novel cytoplasmic structure has been recently characterized by confocal and electron microscopy in H. pylori-infected human gastric epithelium, as an accumulation of barrel-like proteasome reactive particles colocalized with polyubiquitinated proteins, H. pylori toxins and the NOD1 receptor. This proteasome particle-rich cytoplasmic structure (PaCS), a sort of focal proteasome hyperplasia, wa...

BACKGROUND von Hippel-Lindau (VHL)-related tumors occurring outside the spectrum of VHL-defining tumors are rare, and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) in the setting of VHL disease has not been described. METHODS AND RESULTS We describe a patient with confirmed VHL mutation who presented with a parotid mass and a history of 2 central nervous system (CNS) hemangioblastomas and 1 pheochromocytoma...