Parotid gland masses are not particularly conducive to diagnostic accuracy and precision by
fine needle aspiration. Accordingly, indiscriminant reliance on the fine needle aspiration …

Salivary gland infection (SGI) is an acute infection of the salivary glands that can occur in
any of the glands and can present as an acute single episode or as multiple recurrent …

Sjögren's syndrome (SS) is a systemic autoimmune disorder characterized by lymphocytic
infiltration of the lacrimal and salivary glands, leading to dryness of the eyes and mouth …

The salivary glands comprise three main pairs of glands (ie, the parotid, the submandibular,
and the sublingual) and a number of minor glands found in the mucosa of the upper …

Orofacial tuberculosis (TB) is an uncommon form of extrapulmonary TB and is nonspecific in
its clinical presentation. It can be misdiagnosed especially when oral lesions are present …

Purpose Fine needle aspiration (FNA) is a safe diagnostic technique that is widely employed
for lesions of the head and neck. Among head and neck sites, the parotid gland is unique in …

Aim: The authors continue a started series of articles about extrapulmonary tuberculosis
(EPTB) with the assessment of the mycobacterial lesions discovered on tissue samples of …

The most common presenting complaints of a patient with salivary gland disease are oral
dryness or a glandular swelling or mass. This chapter discusses how to evaluate a patient …

Introduction Pulmonary involvement exists in 80% of cases of infection with Mycobacterium
tuberculosis; however, in up to 20% of cases there may be extra-pulmonary involvement. In …

Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is an uncommon autoimmune disorder, which mainly
involves the blood vessels, kidneys and respiratory tract. We report an interesting case of …