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Introduction:
Salivary gland tumors
represent a group of heterogeneous lesions. In Serbia, data on salivary
gland tumors, their incidence, and the distribution of certain
histopathological types are scarce.
Aim:
The aim was to present data on salivary gland tumours in
Southeast Serbia.
Material and Methods:
A clinical retrospective study was used to analyse data from the medical
records of patients with salivary gland tumors treated at the Department
of Maxillofacial Surgery of the Dental Clinic in Niš, from 2012 to 2014.
Results:
In the case of benign tumors, Warthin's tumor occurred more often in
men, and pleomorphic adenoma in women. Considering the significantly
lower number of malignant tumors, no statistically significant
differences in their frequency of occurrence between men and women were
found. In the small salivary glands, the incidence of tumors was
significantly lower, and no statistically significant differences were
found in the involvement of individual glands. Salivary gland tumors
occurred with a similar frequency in men and women of all ages.
Malignant tumors were more common in the elderly, while benign tumors
occurred more often in the middle decades of life. The occurrence of
benign and malignant tumors did not differ between the sexes.
Conclusion:
Benign tumors of the salivary glands are far more common than malignant
ones, and that both occur more often in the large salivary glands. The
most common benign tumors are Warthin's tumor and pleomorphic adenoma,
and the most common malignant tumors are mucoepidermoid carcinoma and
salivary duct carcinoma in the general population.
Key words:
epidemiology, head and neck
patology;salivary gland;tumors
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Address of correspondence:
Miloš M. Zarev, DMD,
DDS, PhD
student,
Clinic of Dental Medicine Niš,
Department of Maxillofacial Surgery
52 Dr Zorana Djindjića Blvd, 18000 Niš, Serbia
E-mail: zarev.milos@gmail.com
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