Salivary Gland Tumors
Salivary Gland Tumors: Parotid, sub-mandibular and minor salary gland tumors are usually treated surgically. These are a complex heterogeneous group of tumors that require advanced expertise to avoid injury to important structures, such as the facial nerve during parotidectomy. These tumors may also require additional therapy, such as radiation after surgery. Benign lesions of the salivary glands are treated as well, and these include stones, cysts and various benign growths. Diseases in the salivary glands that are commonly encountered include:
- Stones (sialolithiasis)
- Cysts (salivary cysts and branchial cysts)
- Pleomorphic adenoma
- Warthin’s tumor
- Lipomas
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Acinic cell cancer
- Rhabdomyosarcoma
- Other sarcomas
- Metastatic cancers
- Other tumors