Parotid gland

Angie Lynn is a thirty three year old Caucasian woman who has developed a Parotid Gland Tumor. The Tumor has been growing for seven years and has had a serious impact on her life. With the Psychosocial Approach, we can break down her life into three systems and create a dynamic picture. The Biological System includes things that are necessary for the physical and mental activity of a person. The Psychological System encompasses mental processes and a person’s ability to make meaning of their experiences. Lastly, the Societal System is everything else that includes social roles/behavior, communication, and culture. From a Biological point of view, her tumor itself is the subject. The tumor is affecting her physical image and is also causing…

Participants Participants were prospectively recruited from the cohort of consecutive patients referred to the Combined Head and Neck Clinic (CHNC) at a large tertiary hospital in Brisbane between September 2013 and November 2014. For inclusion, all patients had to have at least one parotid gland affected by either primary, metastatic or recurrent disease, and were planned to receive either definitive XRT or surgery with postoperative XRT to a prescription dose of 60Gy or greater. Patients were…

Femoral Popliteal Bypass A femoral popliteal bypass is a procedure to go around (bypass) a blocked artery in the leg. The artery may become blocked with plaque, which is a buildup of fat. Arteries carry oxygen and nutrients to the body. The femoral artery is in the upper part of the leg. It is the main artery that carries blood to the leg. Popliteal arteries are in the back of the knee. These arteries take blood to the lower part of the leg. This procedure uses a graft to bypass the blocked…

paranasal sinuses, nasal cavity, larynx, pharynx and salivary glands (World Health Organization, 2005). Surgery and radiotherapy (XRT) are the main treatment approaches for HNC, with good clinical outcomes expected depending on a range of patient factors, site/location of tumor, clinical stage and resectability of the tumor (Argiris, Karamouzis, & Raben, 2008; Platteaux, Dirix, Hermans, & Nuyts, 2010). However, despite improving survival…

secreting glands located throughout the palate, nasal and oral cavity. Salivary gland cancer is uncommon. Also, it is about 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands, the majority in the parotid. The range incidence happen in the year bout 0.4 to 13.5 cases per 100,000. [14]. can distinguish this disease through know some symptoms such as pain,fluid ,draining from the ear, numbness, weakness,a lump, and trouble swallowing the most type of salivary gland cancer when gland has a…

Introduction: Salivary gland tumor is a tumor that forms in tissues of a salivary gland. Salivary gland cancer is rare, with 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands, the majority in the parotid. Ulttrasonography plays a very significant role in the diagnosis and management of salivary gland lesions. CT scan is useful for evaluating intraglandular component of mass. AIMS & OBJECTIVES: To study the appearances of salivary gland tumors including major and minor salivary glands…

Outline Introduce the problem 1-2 sentences 50 words Decades have passed and the science community researched and were still not able to discover the biological function of the pituitary gland that was said to be the " seat of the soul". Philosophers have claimed that the pituitary gland is the habitat of the soul Before criticizing the claim, articulate it clearly so that we understand why someone would make each a claim. In other words, present the argument of your opponent in debate,…

What is the endocrine system and how does it function? Name 6 major endocrine glands and explain their functions. Endocrine is made of glands that create and discharge hormones, letting chemical substance keep actives the cells or organs. 1.Adrenal glands: helps to control the blood sugar. 2.Hypothalamus: Is in control of pituitary hormones by liberating others type of hormones. 3.Ovaries: it found in women and have the fiction to produce estrogen and progesterone.Also, is the responsible of…

Essay 90: Pituitary Tumors The pituitary gland occupies a bony structure called the sella turcica, located at the base of the skull underneath the optic chiasm. The optic chiasm marks the site behind the eyes where axons from each optic nerve intersect en route to a part of the brain called the thalamus. The pituitary consists of an anterior region, where most of its hormones are produced, and a posterior part directly innervated by neurons in the hypothalamus. The vast majority of tumors…

The Prostate Gland: An Overview: Anatomy: The prostate gland is shaped as an inverted cone in which the apex is pointing downward, the base is referring upward, and the midgland is sandwiched in between. In an antro-posterior view, the gland lies with its long axis parallel to the anterior rectal wall. It is bordered superiorly by the bladder (ventrally) and the seminal vesicles (dorsally), and inferiorly by the urogenital diaphragm (Jung and Westphalen, 2012). The prostate is separated from…