Loretta Estes Spainhoward had a bad taste in her mouth that worsened when she ate. She simply rinsed her mouth out and forgot about it. Until it happened again. Then again. Six months passed, and the ...

A parotidectomy is a surgical procedure to remove part or all of the parotid salivary gland. A person may require the procedure if they have tumors, recurrent infections, swelling, or blockages in the ...

Parotid gland abscesses caused unusual facial nerve palsy in two patients, according to a case report published on July 30 in the International Journal of Surgery Case Reports. Only 15 other cases of ...

John Carew, MD, is an otolaryngologist and adjunct assistant professor at the Mount Sinai Medical Center department of otolaryngology and NYU Medical Center. Bacterial and viral infections commonly ...

People may have salivary gland surgery to remove part or all of the salivary gland. Its primary purpose is to remove tumors, but it can also help treat infections and inflammation. A person has three ...

What caused persistent facial swelling and itchiness to develop around a woman's right ear and left lower jaw? That's the question posed in a recent case report. When the 32-year-old Black woman ...

A parotidectomy is the removal of part or all of one of your parotid glands, the biggest of your three pairs of salivary glands. Your parotid glands are found in front of your ears. The most common ...

Treatment involves excision of the mucocele with associated minor salivary glands to decrease the chance for recurrence. Occasionally, mucoceles will rupture spontaneously and heal without surgical ...