title: Salivary gland disease.
abstract: Salivary gland disease covers a wide range of pathological entities, including salivary gland-specific disease, as well as manifestations of systemic diseases. This chapter discusses the recent advances in managing obstructive salivary gland disease, the move from gland excision to gland preservation, the dilemmas in diagnosing and managing tumours of the salivary glands, and the international data collection to understand the aetiology and progression of Sjögren's disease.
authors.forename: Bethan L
authors.initials: BL
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Jackie E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: Mark
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: McGurk
mesh_terms: D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D020792:Salivary Calculi / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy