Main description:

Both the major and minor salivary glands can be the site of a wide variety of diseases and functional disturbances. This monograph covers both the common lesions and conditions of the salivary glands as well as the rare ones. Much attention is given to the problematic complaint of dry mouth and the even more cumbersome diagnostic aspects of Sjoegren's syndrome. Emphasis is on the clinical aspects and the management of the various disorders. The vast experience of the authors is reflected in their clear and concise style. The illustrations are well chosen and updated references are provided, where appropriate.

Contents:

1 Dry Mouth and Hypersalivation.- 1.1 Introduction.- 1.2 Composition of Saliva.- 1.3 Collection of Saliva and Measurement of Flow Rate.- 1.3.1 Collection of Whole Saliva.- 1.3.2 Collection of Saliva from the Individual Salivary Glands.- 1.3.3 Flow Rate of Saliva.- 1.3.4 Measurement of Salivary Gland Function by Scintigraphy.- 1.4 Hyposalivation and Xerostomia.- 1.4.1 Definition and Criteria.- 1.4.2 Prevalence.- 1.4.3 Etiology.- 1.4.4 Clinical Signs Associated with Xerostomia and Salivary Gland Hypofunction.- 1.4.5 Treatment of Xerostomia and Hyposalivation.- 1.5 Hypersalivation.- 2 Inflammatory Diseases.- 2.1 Introduction.- 2.2 Sialadenitis of the Parotid Gland.- 2.2.1 Acute (Suppurative) Parotitis.- 2.2.2 Chronic Recurrent Parotitis.- 2.2.3 Epidemic Parotitis ("Mumps").- 2.3 Sialadenitis of the Submandibular Gland.- 2.4 Sialadenitis of the Sublingual Gland.- 2.5 Sialadenitis of the Intraoral Salivary Glands.- 3 Sjoegren's Syndrome.- 3.1 Definition.- 3.2 Etiology.- 3.3 Epidemiology.- 3.4 Clinical Aspects.- 3.4.1 Ocular Symptoms.- 3.4.2 Oral and Perioral Symptoms.- 3.4.3 General Manifestations.- 3.5 Diagnostic Aspects.- 3.5.1 Ocular Signs.- 3.5.2 Salivary Gland Involvement.- 3.5.3 Autoantibodies.- 3.6 Histological Aspects.- 3.7 Treatment and Prognosis.- 4 Cysts.- 4.1 Cysts of Major Salivary Glands.- 4.1.1 Lymphoepithelial Cyst.- 4.1.2 Polycystic (Dysgenetic) Disease of the Parotid Glands.- 4.1.3 Salivary Duct Cyst.- 4.2 Cysts of Minor Salivary Glands.- 4.2.1 Definition.- 4.2.2 Etiology.- 4.2.3 Epidemiology.- 4.2.4 Clinical Aspects.- 4.2.5 Histological Aspects.- 4.2.6 Treatment.- 4.3 Intraosseous Cyst of Possible Salivary Gland Origin.- 5 Neoplasms.- 5.1 Introduction.- 5.2 Etiology and Histogenesis.- 5.3 Epidemiology.- 5.4 Clinical Aspects.- 5.4.1 Parotid Gland.- 5.4.2 Submandibular Gland.- 5.4.3 Sublingual Gland.- 5.4.4 Intraoral Salivary Gland.- 5.4.5 Tumors in Other Sites.- 5.5 TNM Staging.- 5.6 Imaging Techniques.- 5.7 Cytological Aspects.- 5.8 Histological Aspects.- 5.8.1 Adenomas.- 5.8.2 Carcinomas.- 5.9 Treatment and Prognosis.- 5.9.1 General Comments.- 5.9.2 Role of Radiotherapy.- 5.9.3 Role of Chemotherapy.- 5.9.4 Prognosis.- 6 Miscellaneous Lesions and Conditions.- 6.1 Diagnostic Value of Saliva.- 6.2 Benign Lymphoepithelial Lesion.- 6.2.1 Definition.- 6.2.2 Etiology.- 6.2.3 Epidemiology.- 6.2.4 Clinical Aspects.- 6.2.5 Histological Aspects.- 6.2.6 Treatment.- 6.3 Developmental Disturbances.- 6.3.1 Agenesis, Aplasia, and Hypoplasia.- 6.3.2 Hyperplasia.- 6.3.3 Ectopic Salivary Glands.- 6.3.4 Lingual Mandibular Salivary Gland Depression Cyst.- 6.4 Frey's Syndrome.- 6.5 Necrotizing Sialometaplasia.- 6.5.1 Definition.- 6.5.2 Etiology.- 6.5.3 Epidemiology.- 6.5.4 Clinical Aspects.- 6.5.5 Histological Aspects.- 6.5.6 Treatment.- 6.6 Parotid and Submandibular Fistula.- 6.7 Pneumoparotis.- 6.8 Salivary Gland Involvement in Systemic Diseases.- 6.8.1 Salivary Gland Involvement in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection.- 6.8.2 Cytomegalic Inclusion Disease.- 6.8.3 Salivary Gland Involvement in Other Systemic Diseases.- 6.9 Sialadenosis.- 6.9.1 Definition.- 6.9.2 Etiology.- 6.9.3 Clinical Aspects.- 6.9.4 Cytological and Histological Aspects.- 6.9.5 Treatment.- 6.10 Sialolithiasis.- 6.10.1 Definition.- 6.10.2 Etiology.- 6.10.3 Epidemiology.- 6.10.4 Clinical Aspects.- 6.10.5 Radiographic Aspects.- 6.10.6 Treatment.- 6.11 Irradiation Damage of Salivary Gland Tissue.