Glossary for Salivary gland cancer

• Adenopathy: Enlarged lymph nodes which may be caused by local or generalised infection, inflammatory conditions, malignancy or more unusual disorders.
• Burkitt's lymphoma: Lymphoma associated with Epstein Barr virus.
• Cancer: Abnormal overgrowth of body cells.
• Cervical lymphadenopathy: The enlargement of the cervical lymph nodes
• Facial paralysis: A usually temporary facial nerve disorder where a part or all of the face becomes suddenly paralysed.
• Mouth cancer: Any cancer that occurs in the mouth
• Mouth conditions: Any condition that affects the mouth
• Oral cancer: Cancer (malignant) of the lip or inside the mouth.
• Pain: A feeling of suffering, agony, distress caused by the stimulation of pain fibres in the nervous system
• Salivary gland cancer, adult: Cancer of the salivary glands in adults. Salivary glands are glands that produce saliva to facilitate the process of chewing, swallowing and digesting food.
• Sialadenitis: Salivary gland inflammation due to obstruction of the salivary gland or a duct.
• Swollen neck lymph nodes: Swollen lymph nodes in the neck region
• Warthin's tumour: A benign parathyroid tumour

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