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The salivary glands. Embryology, anatomy, and surgical applications
1Department of Surgery, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, Georgia, USA.
The Surgical Clinics of North America
|February 24, 2000
Abstract:
This article discusses the embryology and surgical treatment of diseases of the salivary glands, which require precise knowledge of anatomy. Knowledge of the course of the facial nerve enables safe removal of parotid tumors. The submandibular gland is associated intimately with the lingual and hypoglossal nerves.