Difference between revisions of "Salivary glands"
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[[Image:Blausen_0780_SalivaryGlands.png|thumb|300px|Schematic showing the major salivary glands. (WC)]] | [[Image:Blausen_0780_SalivaryGlands.png|thumb|300px|Schematic showing the major salivary glands. (WC)]] | ||
The '''salivary glands''' help digest food. ENT surgeons | The '''salivary glands''' help digest food. ENT surgeons excise them if a malignancy is suspected. | ||
The [[cytopathology]] of the salivary glands is covered in the ''[[Head and neck cytopathology]]'' article. | |||
=Normal salivary glands= | =Normal salivary glands= | ||