Tag Ravindhra G. Elluru

Key Points Most congenital nasal lesions occur secondary to developmental errors in one of three embryologic zones: the anterior neuropore, the central midface, or the nasobuccal membrane. Encephaloceles, gliomas, and dermoids share a common embryologic origin and frequently manifest as…

Key Points Importantly, our current understanding of salivary gland physiology is largely derived from the study of nonhuman salivary glands. Saliva is a complex mixture of electrolytes and macromolecules secreted from three pairs of major salivary glands and numerous minor…