• Journal of dental hygiene science
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• v.8 no.3
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• pp.207-214
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• 2008

The present study was based on the multicenter study and retrospective method of 200 patients with intraoral minor salivary gland tumors which were received at the Yonsei university dental hospital, Soonchunhyang Bucheon hospital and Yonsei university Severance hospital from 1990 to 2006. In this study, 61.5% of the cases were benign tumor and 38.5% were malignant tumor. Of the benign tumors, pleomorphic adenoma was the most common benign tumor (n=104) and Warthin's tumor, lymphangioma, myoepithelioma and basal cell adenoma were followed. Of the malignant tumors, adenoid cystic carcinoma was the most common malignant tumor (n=32) and mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenocarcinoma, carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma, metastatic adenocarcinoma and acinic cell carcinoma were followed. The most common primary tumor location was palate. The result of this study was compared with other previous reviews and showed some differences.

• Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
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• v.26 no.3
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• pp.284-292
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• 2000

내인성 산화질소는 산화질소 합성효소에 의하여 합성되며 여러 분비선에서 다양한 기능을 하리라 추측되고 있다. 구강주위 외분비선은 형태적으로 유사하나 분비물의 성분과 분비량은 서로 달라 이들 조직에서 산화질소 동위효소의 분포와 기능을 추론함은 흥미 있는 일이다. 또한 구강주위 외분비선과 분비선의 지배신경의 산화질소동위효소의 분포에 관한 보고는 희박하다. 본 연구는 흰쥐구강 주위 외분비조직, 즉 3대 타액선, 혀의 소타액선, 누선 그리고 구강점막의 피지선과 지배신경 및 신경절에서 eNOS와 nNOS의 분포를 면역조직화학 방법에 의하여 관찰하여 다음의 결과를 얻었다. nNOS는 악하선신경절, 대타액선의 분비도관 주위의 신경절후신경섬유, 혀의 소타액선 주위의 신경절후섬유, 누선에서 강한 양성반응을 보였다. nNOS는 대타액선과 근상피세포에서 중등도의 양성반응을 보였고 이중 이하선에서 반응이 가장 약하였으며, 피지선의 분비관에서 약한 반응을 보였다. 그러나 상교감신경절과 삼차신경절, 소타액선의 분비관 및 대,소 타액선의 선포에서는 반응이 매우 미약하거나 관찰되지 않았다. eNOS는 혈관의 내피세포와 대타액선의 분비관, 누선의 분비관 및 선포에서 강한 양성 반응을 보였고, 근상피세포에서 중등도의 반응을, 피지선에서 약한 반응을 보였다. 모든 신경절과 신경섬유에서 eNOS의 반응은 음성이었고 타액선의 일부 선포에서는 미약한 면역반응을 보였다. 이상의 결과 eNOS에 의해 합성된 NO는 악안면영역의 외분비선에서 혈류량의 조절과 분비도관의 기능 조절에 관여하고, nNOS에 의한 NO는 외분비선의 자율신경계에서 신경전달물질로의 기능과 분비도관에서의 분비기능 조절에 관여함을 시사하였다.

• Journal of the korean academy of Pediatric Dentistry
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• v.26 no.4
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• pp.664-668
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• 1999

Mucocele is clinical term used to describe swelling caused by the pooling of saliva at the site of a severed or obstructed minor salivary gland duct. Mucoceles are categorized into two subgroups, extravasation type and retention cyst type. The etiology of extravasation type mucocele is related to mechanical trauma to the minor salivary gland excretory duct, resulting in extravasation of mucus into the fibrous connective tissue so that a cyst-like cavity is produced, but the epithelial lining is absent. Retention cyst type mucocele results from obstruction of minor salivary gland excretory duct, and cystic cavity is lined by epithelial cells. This case report presents a mucocele occurred on the lower lip, and caused by suture silk unremoved for 3 years. Suture silk penetrated and tore the minor salivary gland duct on the lower lip with subsequent extravasation of mucus into the fibrous connective tissue.

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.20 no.1
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• pp.37-40
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• 2004

Mucinous adenocarcinoma is rarely reported in head and neck region. In other organ, it usually occur in breast, gastrointenstinal tract and so on. The specific histologic findings of mucinous adenocarcinoma are the large amount of extracellular mucin and tumor cell nests such as floating in mucin pool. It may develop rarely in major or minor salivary gland, but only one case of mucinous adenocarcinoma originating from parotid gland was presented in south korea. We report a case of mucinous adenocarcinoma in the tongue base considered to develop from minor salivary gland with a review of literatures.

• Korean Journal of Bronchoesophagology
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• v.3 no.2
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• pp.277-286
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• 1997

We have reviewed a 9-year experience with 47 patients treated for salivary tumors which arose In the parotid gland (23 patients; 48.9%), submandibular gland (15 Patients, 31.9%), minor salivary gland (8 patients; 17.0%), and sublingual gland (1 patient; 2.1%). The age of patients ranged from 12 to 71 with a mean of 42.9 years. The male to female ratio showed a female preponderance, 19:28 (1:1.5). An asymptomatic mass (91.5%) was most common presentation. With fine-needle aspiration, the predictive value of a neoplasm was 88.9%. Histopathologically, the most common salivary gland tumors was Pleomorphic adenoma(57.4%). The pleomorphic adenoma was most common in benign tumor group, and the mucoepidermoid carcinoma was most common in malignant tumor group. Of the salivary gland tumors, the incidence of cervical metastasis was 22.2%. Major postoperative complications were facial nerve paralysis and wound infection.

• 대한두경부종양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1997.11a
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• pp.297.2-297.2
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• 1997

• 대한두경부종양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1992.11a
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• pp.128.2-129
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• 1992

• 대한두경부종양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 1993.11a
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• pp.276.1-276.1
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• 1993

• 대한두경부종양학회:학술대회논문집
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• 2004.11a
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• pp.253-253
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• 2004

• Korean Journal of Head & Neck Oncology
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• v.33 no.1
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• pp.39-41
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• 2017

Salivary gland tumors comprise almost 5% of head and neck malignancies, and minor salivary gland tumor which account for 10-15% of all salivary gland neoplasm are infrequently malignant. The mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is second most common tumor in minor salivary gland. It usually presents as a painless, rubbery-hard or soft mass, which may be fixed or mobile into the underlying structure. The predilection sites of intraoral MEC are palate, cheek, mandible, lip, and tongue, etc. There are very few published reports of MEC occurred in retromolar trigone. Only one case has been reported so far. Recently, we experienced a-70-year old man with a mass in retromolar trigone, which was finally diagnosed as MEC. We report the unique case with literature review.