Salivary gland tumor

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Salivary gland cancer
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The major salivary glands: the Parotid gland (1), where most salivary gland tumors form, the Submandibular gland (2), and the Sublingual gland (3)

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Kiran Singh, M.D. [2]Simrat Sarai, M.D. [3]

Synonyms and keywords: salivary gland cancer; salivary gland neoplasia; salivary gland neoplasm; parotid tumor; parotid cancer; parotid neoplasia; parotid neoplasm; parotid gland tumor; parotid gland cancer; parotid gland neoplasia; parotid gland neoplasm

Diagnosis

Staging | History and Symptoms | Physical Examination | Laboratory Findings | Fine-needle Aspiration Biopsy (FNAB) | Head X Ray | CT | MRI | Ultrasound | Other Imaging Findings | Other Diagnostic Studies

Treatment

Medical Therapy | Surgery | Primary Prevention | Secondary Prevention | Cost-Effectiveness of Therapy | Future or Investigational Therapies