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Salivary Glands Cancer

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  • Benign salivary gland tumors
  • Salivary stones
  • Malignant neoplasms
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  • Throat and neck exam
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  • Benign salivary gland tumors
  • Salivary stones
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What Is Salivary Gland Cancer?

Salivary gland cancer is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the salivary glands. The salivary glands make saliva, the fluid that is released into the mouth to keep it moist and to help dissolve food.

Major clusters of salivary glands are found below the tongue, on the sides of the face just in front of the ears, and under the jawbone. Smaller clusters of salivary glands are found in other parts of the upper digestive tract. The smaller glands are called the minor salivary glands.

Many growths in the salivary glands do not spread to other tissues and are not cancer. These tumors are called "benign" tumors and are not usually treated the same as cancer.

Salivary duct stones may present as a "benign" salivary gland tumors. We are equipped to remove these stones using a small camera that enter the duct and extract the stone (sialoendoscopy). 

Prognosis of cancer of the salivary glands

The chance of recovery (prognosis) depends on where the cancer is in the salivary glands, whether the cancer is just in the area where it started or has spread to other tissues (the stage), how the cancer cells look under a microscope (the grade), and the patient's general state of health.

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Clinical Trials for Salivary Glands Cancer

Clinical trials are research studies that evaluate a new medical approach, device, drug, or other treatment. As a Stanford Health Care patient, you may have access to the latest, advanced clinical trials.

Open trials refer to studies currently accepting participants. Closed trials are not currently enrolling, but may open in the future.

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Testing the Addition of M3814 (Peposertib) to Radiation Therapy for Patients With Advanced Head and Neck Cancer Who Cannot Take Cisplatin Head and Neck Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Pharyngeal (Throat) Cancer
T-DM1 and Tucatinib Compared With T-DM1 Alone in Preventing Relapses in People With High Risk HER2-Positive Breast Cancer, the CompassHER2 RD Trial Breast Cancer, Nasopharyngeal Cancer, Pharyngeal (Throat) Cancer
Clinical Trial of a Novel Small Molecule EBNA1 Inhibitor, VK 2019, in Patients With Epstein Barr Virus (EBV)-Positive Nasopharyngeal Cancer (NPC) and Other Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV)-Associated Cancers, With Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Correlative Studies Cancer, Lymphoma, Nasopharyngeal Cancer
Identification of Secreted Markers for Tumor Hypoxia in Patients With Head and Neck or Lung Cancers Hypopharyngeal Cancer, Oropharyngeal Cancer, Salivary Glands Cancer
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