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Salivary gland cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland. The salivary glands are classified as major and minor. The major salivary glands consist of the parotid submandibular and sublingual glands. The minor glands include small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the palate nasal and oral cavity. Salivary gland cancer is rare with 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands the majority in the parotid.
