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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
Symptoms of salivary gland tumor include, difficulty swallowing, muscle weakness on one side of the face, a lump or swelling on or near the jaw or in the neck or mouth, numbness in part of the face, persistent pain in the area of a salivary gland and trouble opening the mouth widely. | |||
===Symptoms=== | ===Symptoms=== | ||
The most common | The most common symptom of major salivary gland cancer is a painless lump in the affected gland, sometimes accompanied by paralysis of the facial nerve. | ||
*Difficulty swallowing | |||
* | *Muscle weakness on one side of the face | ||
* | *A lump or swelling on or near the jaw or in the neck or mouth | ||
*Numbness | *Numbness in part of the face | ||
* | *Persistent pain in the area of a salivary gland | ||
* | *Trouble opening the mouth widely | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]
Overview
Symptoms of salivary gland tumor include, difficulty swallowing, muscle weakness on one side of the face, a lump or swelling on or near the jaw or in the neck or mouth, numbness in part of the face, persistent pain in the area of a salivary gland and trouble opening the mouth widely.
Symptoms
The most common symptom of major salivary gland cancer is a painless lump in the affected gland, sometimes accompanied by paralysis of the facial nerve.
- Difficulty swallowing
- Muscle weakness on one side of the face
- A lump or swelling on or near the jaw or in the neck or mouth
- Numbness in part of the face
- Persistent pain in the area of a salivary gland
- Trouble opening the mouth widely