tnye mechanisms of the organism causing some damage is usually normal tissues). However,morecommon are cancers that originate from cells of the salivary glands themselves. Malignant tumors of the submandibular gland is very rare, and in most cases the tumor lesions found in the parotid glands.
Manifestations
Usually the cancer of these glands manifests as slowly growing painless swelling of the cheeks. Sometimes the cancer affected one of the main facial nerve passes very close to the parotid gland and causes lethargy facial muscles with the appropriate parties. This combination of a painless swelling with slackness of facial muscles is a very characteristic sign of cancer of the parotid gland. In rare cases, the tumor detected under the jaw on one side, ie in the submandibular gland.
Studies
Despite the need in such cases, the studies (to exclude anemia, generalizovannoi infection or inflammation, as well as the study of kidney and liver function tests and chest radiography), the most important is the view across the pathologist or part of the lump under a microscope. The surgeon will probably recommend its removal, and although he initially takes a bit of it for microscopic examination during surgery to get an idea of the scale of the upcoming surgery, it is likely that eventually it will remove the entire tumor. This will avoid repeated anesthesia, and, of course, increasing swelling is best to remove. Sometimes it can be a difficult procedure, especially if the surgeon is trying not to hit a major facial nerve. In some cases, when cancer cells grow around the nerve damage is unavoidable, resulting in possible paralysis of the face with the party. In some patients, after surgery there is a temporary flaccidity of facial muscles, which gradually disappears.
After surgical intervention is often prescribed radiotherapy, to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. If the tumor is very small, covered with well-formed shell and one can almost say with certainty about its purity, radiotherapy is not required. Chemotherapy, even when heavily overgrown or recurrent lesions, apparently, useless.
Forecast
forecast after the treatment of cancer of the head and neck in a very large extent depends on its location, disease stage, completeness of tumor removal, and its appearance under the microscope. Disease at an early stage, potentially curable by surgery, usually in combination with radiotherapy. At an advanced stage of disease surgery, radiotherapy and chemotherapy techniques can be used singly or in combination in order to monitor the development of cancer. In women, prognosis, seems muchmorefavorable than those of men.