Flashcards: Salivary gland pathology

Sjögren's syndrome (SjS, SS) is a long-term autoimmune disease in which the moisture-producing glands of the body are affected.

Hypersalivation (also called ptyalism or sialorrhea) is excessive production of saliva.

Benign lymphoepithelial lesion is a type of benign enlargement of the parotid and/or lacrimal glands.

Salivary gland hypoplasia is relative underdevelopement of the Salivary glands.

Parotitis is an inflammation of one or both parotid glands, the major salivary glands located on either side of the face, in humans.

(For other uses of the word mumps, see Mumps (disambiguation).) Mumps, also known as epidemic parotitis, is a viral disease caused by the mumps virus.

Oral mucocele (also termed mucous retention cyst, mucous extravasation cyst, mucous cyst of the oral mucosa, and mucous retention and extravasation phenomena) is a clinical term that refers to two related phenomena: * Mucus extravasation phenomenon * Mucus retention cyst Although the term cyst is often used to refer to these lesions, mucoceles are not strictly speaking true cysts because there is no epithelial lining.

Salivary gland atresia is congenital blockage or absence of the orifice of a major salivary gland duct or part of the duct itself.

Sialolithiasis (also termed salivary calculi, or salivary stones), is a condition where a calcified mass or sialolith forms within a salivary gland, usually in the duct of the submandibular gland (also termed "Wharton's duct").

A ranula is a type of mucocele found on the floor of the mouth.

Necrotizing sialometaplasia (NS) is a benign, ulcerative lesion, usually located towards the back of the hard palate.

Salivary gland tissue which is located in sites other than the normal location is variously described as aberrant, accessory, ectopic, heterotopic or salivary gland choristoma.

Frey's syndrome (also known as Baillarger’s syndrome, Dupuy’s syndrome, auriculotemporal syndrome, or Frey-Baillarger syndrome) is a rare neurological disorder resulting from damage to or near the parotid glands responsible for making saliva, and from damage to the auriculotemporal nerve often from surgery.

Chronic sclerosing sialadenitis is a chronic (long-lasting) inflammatory condition affecting the salivary gland.

A salivary diverticulum (plural diverticuli) is a small pouch or out-pocketing of the duct system of a major salivary gland.