Salivary gland tumour

Salivary gland tumour
Parotid gland tumour
SpecialtyOncology, oral and maxillofacial surgery, oral and maxillofacial pathology

Salivary gland tumours, or neoplasms, are tumours that form in the tissues of salivary glands. The salivary glands are classified as major or minor. The major salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor salivary glands consist of 800 to 1000 small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the lining of the oral cavity.[1] People with these types of tumours may be asymptomatic.

  1. ^ Shah JP; Patel SG (2001). Cancer of the Head and Neck. PMPH-USA. p. 240. ISBN 978-1-55009-084-0.

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