Introduction

Label-free determination of lipid composition and secondary protein structure of human salivary noncancerous and cancerous tissues by Raman microspectroscopy

“…The major salivary glands are the parotid, the submandibular, and the sublingual glands. 3 The great variety of histological types of salivary glands makes them a major challenge for radiologists and clinicians, simultaneously the large range of differential diagnoses significantly influences the prognosis and the treatment; the choice of the appropriate treatment method determines the probability of a survival for the patient. The anatomy of salivary glands was described the first time by Beahrs and Adson in the 60's of the XX-th century.…”

“…The minor glands are dispersed throughout the upper aerodigestive submucosal ie, palate, lip, pharynx, nasopharynx and larynx, piriform recess. 3,4 For malignant changes the most popular type is a squamous cell carcinoma. They described also firstly surgical landmarks for avoiding injury to the main trunk and branches of the facial nerve and advocated complete removal of the superficial portion of the parotid gland for noninvasive lesions.…”