TY - JOUR ID - TI - Salivary gland tumors: A review of 171 cases, with particular reference to histological types, site, age and gender distribution AU - Faris I. Al-Khiro PY - 2014 VL - 26 IS - 1 SP - 88 EP - 91 JO - Journal of baghdad college of dentistry مجلة كلية طب الاسنان بغداد SN - 18171869 23115270 AB - Background: Salivary tumors are uncommon, being of low incidence worldwide. This study aimed to assess casescollected in this series of salivary gland tumors in regard to histopathological typing, in relation to age, siteand gender.Materials and methods: This is a retrospective study; cases were collected from public and private laboratories. Atotal number of 171 cases were collected. The slides were reviewed and reclassified for histopathological typingaccording to WHO classification 2005.Results: Benign tumors were more common than malignant tumors. The most common histological type was benignmixed tumor, followed by Warthin’s tumor. The most common malignant tumor was adenoid cystic carcinoma. Onehundred twenty three cases out of 171 cases developed in the parotid, the most common site for salivary tumors,with a low risk for malignancy, while minor salivary glands show higher risk for malignancy. Salivary tumors developedin females more than males with a ration 1.4:1, the peak incidence in the sixth and seventh decades for both benignand malignant tumors. There was no significant difference between right and left tumors, bilateral tumors wereuncommon.Conclusions: The results of this study reveal similarity to the findings of other studies on salivary tumors done in Iraq andthe neighboring countries

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