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All You Need To Know About Parotid Cancer and Its Types

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  P arotid cancer is a cancer which attacks the tissues of the glands of the mouth. Mostly this cancer starts from the parotid gland by effecting tissues of it. Parotid cancer is further classified into 3 grades that are low, medium, and high. Some most dangerous salivary gland cancers are Adenocarcinomas, Adenoid cystic carcinoma, Malignant mixed tumors, etc. More about these tumors of parotid cancer are explained below.   Adenocarcinomas : - Adenocarcinomas describe cancers that develop in the cells of the gland. They can be both low grade and high grade, but most of these cancers are of low grade, and the patient can recover soon. Some of the salivary gland adenocarcinomas are Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA), Acinic cell carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid carcinoma Adenoid cystic carcinoma : - The speed of growth of adenoid cystic carcinoma tumor in the human body is quite slow and it mostly falls in the category of low grade. But one should not think that the parotid remo

All About Salivary Gland Cancer And How Does It Occur?

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  Salivary gland cancer is cancer that takes its place in the glands of the mouth. There are 3 major glands in the mouth named parotid glands, sublingual glands, and submandibular glands, and others are tiny and less productive. In other words, it is also known as parotid cancer . So the tumor in the glands begins when tumors enter the tissues of the salivary gland and start changing in its DNA. When it starts commanding the Tissue's DNA, then the growth of the tumor begins and it starts causing issues in the neck and face. In simple language, we can say that the number of abnormal cells starts growing and the number of normal cells starts compacting. It is also worth mentioning that it is not definite that the tumor will develop cancer in the body, but there are chances always. If cancer prevails over that area, it starts decreasing the tissues nearby, and cancer can also extend its limit from the salivary gland to other parts of the body. Types of the tumor are numeric and

The Parotid/Salivary Cancer, Its Symptoms and Types

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  The increase of abnormal cells in the salivary glands leads to  salivary gland cancer . Even this kind of cancer is quite abnormal and even reasons for this cancer are not specified. The  salivary glands   are responsible for creating saliva and it has three glands that play important role in this process and that are sublingual, submandibular, and jaw parotid, Polymorphous adenocarcinoma, etc. Make sure to visit a doctor as soon as you feel the following symptoms:- 1. Swelling or lump near on or around your salivary gland. 2. Lumps somewhere on the face or neck. 3. Feeling numb over the face or some part of the face. 4. Inability to move parts of the face or area of the face.   Visiting the medical treatment clinic, at right time, can defend you from parotid cancer .   Types of salivary gland tumors are as follows:- The salivary gland tumor can be classified into two major categories i.e. benign salivary gland tumor and malignant gland tumor. The major difference