Scientists have found a possible new organ in the human body. A team of scientists in the Netherlands discovered the organ while researching prostate cancer. That's according to a report from the science website LiveScience. Researchers at the Netherlands Cancer Institute have found thousands of microscopic salivary glands in the upper part of the throat. They named the glands 'tubular salivary glands'.
In a study published in the journal Radiotherapy and Oncology, the researchers said they tested the salivary glands in at least 100 patients. This discovery is thought to be important in the treatment of cancer. These glands are about one and a half inches or 3.9 centimeters in size. According to the researchers, those glands probably keep the upper part of the throat moist and moist at the back of the nose and mouth.
By the way, so far people have found three big salivary glands in the human body. Located under one of his throats. One of the other two is under the jaw and the other is behind the jaw. In a statement, Outer Vogel, a radiation cancer specialist at the Cancer Institute, who is also one of the researchers in the study, said: "There are probably thousands of salivary glands scattered in the mucosal tissues of the throat and mouth. So think about how shocked we were when we first discovered it. "
Physicians use radiotherapy to treat cancer. At that time they save the main salivary glands and apply it so that the patients do not have any problem in eating, talking or chewing food. But now it turns out that since they were not aware of the microscopic salivary glands, they may not have survived the effects of radiation. As a result, more side effects could be seen in the patient's body. If scientists are aware of these salivary glands in the coming days, the side effects of patients during radiation will be reduced.
its a wonderful discovery