Objective(s): To review the findings of the patients with Sjögren’s syndrome (SS) having technetium-99m-pertechnetate (99mTc-pertechnetate) and gallium-67 citrate (Ga-67) salivary gland scintigraphy in the past eight years.Methods: The patients with SS, who were referred to our department for salivary gland scintigraphy during January 2008-December 2015 were studied using both 99mTc-pertechneta...

OBJECTIVE This study proposes a revision of the literature on the current techniques employed in salivary gland biopsy. METHODS A systematic review of the literature between January 1990 and January 2010 was conducted using MEDLINE, Embase and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials. The search terms were: 'biopsy AND parotid AND Sjögren'; 'biopsy AND sublingual salivary gland AND ...

OBJECTIVE Symptoms of salivary gland dysfunction frequently develop after radioactive iodine (RAI) therapy, but have generally not been correlated with assessment of salivary gland functioning. The aim of this study was to determine whether there was a correlation between salivary symptoms and salivary functioning as assessed by salivary scan parameters. METHODS This was a non-randomized obse...

the gross and microscopic anatomy of the molar salivary gland of the domestic cat was studied. in this research, five pair of molar glandsfrom five male adult cats were used. in cat, the molar gland was elongated rectangle shape and was located obliquely in the submucosal fossa of the inferior lip, near the oral commissure. the dorsal border of the molar gland was attached to the masseter muscl...

body psychotherapy technique (bpt) is a program that teaches people how to deal more effectively with stressors. in the present study, we evaluated the effectiveness of body psychotherapy treatment on stress and salivary cortisol level in high school girl students. this randomized clinical trials study with pre- post tests was performed on 20 female students as case group and 20 participants se...

major salivary gland tumors are uncommon and the exact nature of these tumors is not obvious. this study was carried out to compare the histological results of intraoperative frozen sections against those of permanent reports for major salivary glands masses. one hundred thirty-nine patients with major salivary gland masses who were candidates for surgery underwent an intraoperative frozen sect...

acinic cell carcinoma arising in salivary glands is a rare tumor, accounting for 2% to 5% of the primary neoplasms of the parotid gland. when these tumors are well-differentiated, the neoplasia has innocuous aspect, due to the similarity to normal parotid tissue. this makes the diagnosis difficult. initially the malignancy of this tumor was uncertain; however, recent studies have declared it as...

Sialolithiasis is the most common disorder of major salivary glands. The main site of salivary stones' formation is submandibular gland, followed by parotid and sublingual gland. The aim of this article was to present current diagnostic imaging modalities carried out in patients suspected with salivary stones on the basis of own material and review of literature.Current diagnostic imaging tools...

Background and objective: Fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) of salivary gland lesions is an accepted and useful diagnostic tool to differentiate between benign and malignant lesions. Majority of the neoplasms are benign, and specific diagnosis on cytology can be made in most of the cases. However, the utility is limited by the overlapping and heterogeneous morphol...