Discovery of new salivary gland - A substantial histological analysis

Pushpa N B; Kumar Satish Ravi; Prashant Durgapal

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2021.06.004

Discovery of new salivary gland - A substantial histological analysis

Radiother Oncol. 2021 Aug:161:92-94. doi: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.06.004. Epub 2021 Jun 10.

Authors

Pushpa N B¹, Kumar Satish Ravi², Prashant Durgapal³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Anatomy, JSS Medical College, JSSAHER, Mysore, India.
² Department of Anatomy, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, India; National Journal of Clinical Anatomy, India. Electronic address: drksravi.jipmer@gmail.com.
³ Department of Pathology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences Rishikesh, India.

Abstract

Regardless of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, discovering a new salivary gland turned into all the rage among the medical fraternity. The significance of the disclosure has been correlated with its clinical relevance in radiotherapy of oropharyngeal carcinoma. However, there are views against this new revelation, owing to the lack of substantial evidence. We have endeavoured to illuminate Tubarial glands with potential shreds of evidence.

Keywords: COVID-19; Immunohistochemistry; Salivary glands; Sublingual gland; Tubarial glands.

MeSH terms

Humans
Oropharyngeal Neoplasms*
Parotid Gland / anatomy & histology*
Salivary Glands / anatomy & histology*