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Salivary Gland Disorders

Your salivary glands are in your mouth. You have three pairs of major salivary glands and hundreds of small (minor) glands. They make saliva (spit) and empty it into your mouth through openings called ducts. Saliva makes your food moist, which helps you chew and swallow. It helps you digest your food. It also cleans your mouth and contains antibodies that can kill germs.

Problems with salivary glands can cause them to become irritated and swollen. You may have symptoms such as:

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  1. Salivary Gland Cancer (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your salivary glands make saliva - sometimes called spit - and empty it into your mouth through openings called ducts. Saliva makes ... mouth and contains antibodies that can kill germs. Salivary gland cancer is a type of head and neck ...
  2. Salivary Gland Disorders (National Library of Medicine)  
    Your salivary glands are in your mouth. You have three pairs of major salivary glands and hundreds of small (minor) glands. They make ... contains antibodies that can kill germs. Problems with salivary glands can cause them to become irritated and swollen. ...
  3. Salivary gland biopsy is the removal of cells or a piece of tissue from a salivary gland for exam. ... You have several pairs of salivary glands that drain into your mouth: A major pair in front of the ears (parotid glands) Another major pair beneath your jaw ( ...
  4. Salivary gland tumors are abnormal cells growing in the gland or in the tubes (ducts) that drain the salivary glands. ... The salivary glands are located around the mouth. They produce saliva, which moistens food to help with chewing and swallowing. ...
  5. Salivary gland infections affect the glands that produce spit (saliva). The infection may be due to bacteria or viruses. There are 3 pairs of major salivary glands: Parotid glands -- These are the two largest glands. ...
  6. Salivary gland cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, and chemotherapy. Learn more about the treatment for newly diagnosed and recurrent ...
  7. Salivary Gland Cancer/Start Here ... Salivary Gland Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... Salivary gland cancer treatment options include surgery, radiation therapy, ...
  8. Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors Treatment From the National Institutes of Health (National Cancer Institute)  
    Head and Neck Cancer/Children ... Head and Neck Cancer ... Salivary Gland Cancer/Children ... Salivary Gland Cancer ... National Cancer Institute ... From the National Institutes ...
  9. Salivary Gland Cancer Tests (American Cancer Society)  
    Salivary Gland Cancer/Diagnosis and Tests ... Salivary Gland Cancer ... American Cancer Society ... Learn about the tests you might have to diagnose salivary gland cancer, ...
  10. Salivary Gland Cancer/Statistics and Research ... Salivary Gland Cancer ... American Cancer Society ... Learn about salivary gland research looking at multiple questions ...
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