title: Etiology and pathogenesis of the inflammatory diseases of the cephalic salivary glands.
abstract: The complexity of the inflammatory pathological processes in the salivary glands, especially in the parotid gland, requires subtle diagnostic techniques. A multitude of clinical, pathological and anatomical as well as laboratory investigation methods are now available. This permits to make a safe diagnosis in most cases. However, many questions concerning etiology and pathogenesis of the inflammatory diseases of the cephalic salivary glands remain unanswered. This impedes a specifically directed therapy with will have to be the aim of further clinical and theoretical research.
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010309:Parotitis / Q000209:etiology; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D012469:Salivary Glands / Q000528:radiation effects; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000145:classification / Q000209:etiology* / Q000276:immunology / Q000378:metabolism; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000473:pathology; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications