Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
Dr says i will have numbness forever after salivary gland tumor removed from anterior palate. will i end up with pain similar to neuralgia also? ty
A doctor has provided 1 answer
Not necessarily : In fact, if the feeling is gone it would be hard to feel any pain. Ask your surgeon the question though.
Answered 1/16/2019
227 views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
Can past, 80s and 90s, routine dental X-rays cause salivary gland tumors? Wouldn't more people have tumors, and they not be so very rare, if so?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
What are statistics of malignant salivary gland tumors of the parotid gland?Not tumors in general.Cancerous ones.How many people per so many?How rare?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Can you have a blocked duct of the salivary gland without pain? I only have a swollen salivary gland but no pain. I have a doc appointment next week . Are blocked ducts more common than tumors?
2 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Dx w/ pleomorphic adenoma of minor salivary gland of hard palate. How will i eat after surgery? How much pain will i be in? How long recovery time?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
People also searched for:
Dx w/ benign salivary gland tumor on palate. Why does it vary in size at times? It's flat and spread out at times and then dia gets smaller and swells up? I can push my tongue through the center of it and divide it. Below swelling is a deep cavity.
Are there minor salivary glands in the anterior hard palate? I have a swollen area that fluctuates in size. Jabbed with toothbrush before lump. Scared
What are chances Mucocle caused by blocked/ruptured salivary gland once removed surgically will cause unevenness, leave scar, and permanent numbness?
I have read that there are no salivary glands in the anterior hard palate or the gingiva. Is this true? I have a lump that formed after an injury. Thx
Recent stage 1 kidney cancer, kidney removed. 6 months later, follow up scans showed clear. Shortly after, a tiny tumor appears in salivary gland. How likely is that the result of spread from previous kidney tumor? Why didn't recent scans catch it?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
