Among the many effects of thyroid disease is a diminished production and release of saliva from the salivary glands. This results in a dry mouth. Thyroid patients who spit, for example, may not ...

In rare situations, some patients may report swelling as well. Generally, practitioners examine the patient's body to check for any inflammation, tenderness, or other physical abnormalities around the ...

If the salivary duct is already partially blocked, due to a stone or swelling then ... you may require an ultrasound scan, or other type of imaging to assess the parotid gland.

The exclusion criteria were as follows: (1) they were diagnosed with carcinoma ex PA; (2) images with severe noise or evident artifacts on CT images; (3) patients had previous parotid gland surgery.

"Elraglusib with chemotherapy and immune priming represents a novel sequential therapy approach to treat advanced salivary cancers. We were encouraged by the response rate among the non-Adenoid ...

In both groups, parotid and submandibular glands were evaluated by ultrasound and tissue stiffness was determined ... and whether they had swelling in their salivary glands. Regarding ocular symptoms, ...

had symptoms of sialadenitis usually manifesting itself as bilateral parotid swelling. Thirty-one of the 67 patients also had submandibular gland swellings. One year later, persistent salivary ...