On stimulation, the parotid gland takes over ... especially those that have spread to other parts of the body. Submandibular ...

Parotitis is inflammation of one or both parotid glands, two large salivary glands responsible for making approximately 50% ...

Parotidectomy is the name of the surgery used to remove a benign or cancerous tumor in the parotid glands. This operation requires particular care and expertise on the part of your surgical team ...

Inclusion criteria were (a) at least two reported acute inflammatory episodes affecting the same parotid gland, (b) bilateral sialographic study, (c) absence of any systemic disease, and (d ...

Initially, not all salivary glands were thought to be impaired while ... from the observation that the initial and immediate parotid swellings were transient in nature. Longitudinal studies ...