"Parotid Gland" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
The largest of the three pairs of SALIVARY GLANDS. They lie on the sides of the FACE immediately below and in front of the EAR.
| Descriptor ID |
D010306
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| MeSH Number(s) |
A03.556.500.760.464 A10.336.779.464 A14.549.760.464
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| Concept/Terms |
Parotid Gland- Parotid Gland
- Gland, Parotid
- Glands, Parotid
- Parotid Glands
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| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
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| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2006 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2010 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2015 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 2016 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 2018 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2020 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 2021 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 2022 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Parotid Gland" by people in Profiles.
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A Perplexing Pediatric Parotid Mass. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2022 03 01; 148(3):277-278.
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Primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the major salivary glands: Increasing incidence and survival. Am J Otolaryngol. 2021 May-Jun; 42(3):102938.
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Impact of greater auricular nerve sacrifice during parotidectomy on quality of life. Head Neck. 2021 01; 43(1):70-78.
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Ectopic tooth buds and parotid aplasia are diagnostic features of partial facial duplication on pre- and postnatal MRI: Case report and literature review. Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol. 2020 Jun; 133:109920.
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Metastatic Salivary Ductal Carcinoma to the Mastoid Segment of the Facial Nerve. Otol Neurotol. 2018 09; 39(8):e722-e725.
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Risk Factors Associated With Unplanned Readmission in Patients Undergoing Parotid Cancer Surgery: A Study of the National Cancer Database. JAMA Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2016 06 01; 142(6):544-50.
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Predictors of survival in parotid adenocarcinoma not otherwise specified: a National Cancer Database study of 3155 patients. Head Neck. 2016 08; 38(8):1208-12.
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Benign Parotid Tumors. Otolaryngol Clin North Am. 2016 Apr; 49(2):327-42.
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Facial nerve monitoring during parotidectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2015 Apr; 152(4):631-7.
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In response to extracapsular dissection for benign parotid tumors: a meta-analysis. Laryngoscope. 2014 Feb; 124(2):E55.