Radiotherapy for parotid IgG4‐related disease [PDF]
Journal of Medical Radiation Sciences, 2018 AbstractWe describe the use of radiotherapy for parotid IgG4‐related disease (IgG4‐RD), initially misdiagnosed as Kimura's disease, with sustained good partial response in a 37‐year‐old male. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first reported case of radiation for extra‐orbital IgG4‐RD, albeit inadvertently.
Daniel E. Roos +3 more
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Primary Sjögren's syndrome with multiple calcifications in parotid glands
Clinical Case Reports, 2019 Dispersed calcifications in bilateral parotid glands may strongly suggest Sjögren's syndrome (SS), since the occurrence of bilateral calcifications in other salivary gland diseases is rare.
Keisuke Kondo +2 more
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Self-induced parapharyngeal and parotid emphysema: A case of pneumoparotitis
Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Cases, 2017 Swelling of the parotid suggests pathological change. Enlargement of the parotid gland may result from infections, duct obstruction, benign or malignant tumors, allergies, autoimmune or systemic disease syndromes or lymphoproliferative diseases.
Javier González Lagunas +1 more
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Impact of Physical Stress on Salivary Buffering Capacity [PDF]
, 2016 Background: Saliva has many properties and the buffering capacity is important for the neutralization of oral fluids. It is unclear whether stressful conditions directly affect salivary buffering capacity, and we investigated the impact of physical ...
Nagata, E. (Emi) +2 more
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ULTRASONOGRAPHIC SALIVARY GLAND RESPONSE TO RITUXIMAB IN SECONDARY SJÖ GREN’S SYNDROME [PDF]
Romanian Journal of Rheumatology, 2018 B cell hyper-reactivity implied in the pathogenesis of Sjö gren’s syndrome (SS) justifies the therapy that involves B cell depletion. Ultrasound of salivary glands demonstrated alterations during disease progression. Objective.
Vasilia Iorgoveanu +11 more
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Characterisation and expression of SPLUNC2, the human orthologue of rodent parotid secretory protein [PDF]
, 2009 We recently described the Palate Lung Nasal Clone (PLUNC) family of proteins as an extended group of proteins expressed in the upper airways, nose and mouth.
A Walz +41 more
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Potential use of human periapical cyst-mesenchymal stem cells (hPCy-MSCs) as a novel stem cell source for regenerative medicine applications [PDF]
, 2017 Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are attracting growing interest by the scientific community due to their huge regenerative potential. Thus, the plasticity of MSCs strongly suggests the utilization of these cells for regenerative medicine applications.
Codispoti, Bruna +6 more
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Acute lymphoblasic leukemia with initial manifestation of bilateral parotid gland enlargement, Case report [PDF]
Iranian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology, 2009 Introduction: Bilateral parotid gland enlargement is commonly caused by viral, metabolic and autoimmune mechanisms. We present a patient with leukemia whose only clinical sign was bilateral enlargement of parotid gland.
Naghibzade Naghibzadeh +2 more
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Parotidectomia através de incisão periauricular.
Acta Médica Portuguesa, 2011 Blair or modified Blair approaches that combine periauricular and cervical incisions are used in almost all parotid surgeries. The aim of this study was to evaluate the results of treatment of parotid surgical diseases using only periauricular incision ...
Andy Petroianu
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Hybrid Imaging in Head and Neck Sarcoidosis [PDF]
, 2019 To determine the prevalence of head and neck sarcoidosis (HNS) and evaluate the role of hybrid molecular imaging in HNS. Between 2010 and 2018, 222 patients with chronic sarcoidosis and presence of prolonged symptoms of active disease were referred to ...
Artiko, Vera M. +4 more
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