title: Salivary gland disorders.
abstract: Patients with salivary gland disease present with certain objective and/or subjective signs. An accurate diagnosis for these patients requires a range of techniques that includes the organized integration of information derived from their history, clinical examination, imaging, serology, and histopathology. This article highlights the signs and symptoms of the salivary gland disorders seen in the Salivary Gland Center, and emphasizes the methodology used to achieve a definitive diagnosis and therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Salivary Gland Center, Columbia University College of Dental Medicine, 630 West 168th Street, New York, NY 10032, USA. Electronic address: LM7@Columbia.edu.
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Mandel
mesh_terms: D000855:Anorexia / Q000453:epidemiology; D052018:Bulimia Nervosa / Q000453:epidemiology; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D010305:Parotid Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D011320:Primary Health Care; D011900:Ranula / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000628:therapy*; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012507:Sarcoidosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012793:Sialadenitis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D012859:Sjogren's Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy
keywords: Diagnosis; Salivary gland disease; Secretory dysfunction