Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Cáncer de glándula salival
Salivary gland cancer (SA-lih-VAYR-ee gland KAN-ser)
A rare cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland (gland in the mouth that makes saliva). Most salivary gland cancers occur in older people.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.