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Salivary Glands

Known as: Salivary gland, Glands, Salivary, Head and Neck, Salivary Glands 
Glands that secrete SALIVA in the MOUTH. There are three pairs of salivary glands (PAROTID GLAND; SUBLINGUAL GLAND; SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND).
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Adenoma, MonomorphicBenign Lymphoepithelial Lesion of the Salivary GlandBenign Minor Salivary Gland NeoplasmBenign neoplasm of major salivary gland

Narrower (3)

Aplasia of Lacrimal and Salivary GlandsMajor salivary gland structureMinor salivary gland structure

Broader (1)

Oral cavity

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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Mammary Analogue Secretory Carcinoma of Salivary Glands, Containing the ETV6-NTRK3 Fusion Gene: A Hitherto Undescribed Salivary Gland Tumor Entity
We present a series of 16 salivary gland tumors with histomorphologic and immunohistochemical features reminiscent of secretory… 
Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Prospective randomized study of intensity-modulated radiotherapy on salivary gland function in early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients.
PURPOSE This randomized trial compared the rates of delayed xerostomia between two-dimensional radiation therapy (2DRT) and… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Salivary gland tumours.
Salivary gland tumours are a relatively rare and morphologically diverse group of lesions. Although most clinicians and… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Toxicity criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC)
Review
1985
Review
1985
Salivary gland tumours. A review of 2410 cases with particular reference to histological types, site, age and sex distribution
To date the British Salivary Gland Tumour Panel has accumulated 2569 salivary gland tumours. Of these, 2410 were primary… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Histologic grading of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands
Seventy‐nine patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma arising in salivary glands were studied to determine whether a correlation… 
Highly Cited
1984
Highly Cited
1984
Labial salivary gland biopsy in Sjögren's syndrome. Assessment as a diagnostic criterion in 362 suspected cases.
Xerostomia is an unsatisfactory diagnostic criterion for the salivary component of Sjögren's syndrome (SS). To determine the… 
Highly Cited
1982
Highly Cited
1982
Lithium amplifies agonist-dependent phosphatidylinositol responses in brain and salivary glands.
1. The effect of Li+ on the agonist-dependent metabolism of [3H]inositol has been studied in rat brain, rat parotid and the… 
Highly Cited
1975
Highly Cited
1975
The salivary glands.
Complaints related to the salivary glands tend to fall into the following groups: an acute swelling, a recurrent swelling, a… 
Review
1953
Review
1953
Tumors of the major salivary glands
HERE ARE FEW RECORDED STUDIES of major Ts a 1 ivary-gland tumors based on signifi( antly large numbers of cases. The tumors… 
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