Arifullah, Irfan-ul Islam Nasir, Syed Zafar Hassan, Ghulam Muhammad.
Salivary Gland Tumors; Frequency Of Salivary Gland Tumours.
Professional Med J Jan ;24(9):1327-30.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to find the frequency of salivary gland tumours. Study Design: A descriptive study. Period: 1st Jan 2008 to 31st Dec 2010 (of 3 years duration). Setting: ENT department Khyber Teaching Hospital and Surgical department Hayatabad Medical Complex, Peshawar. Material and methods: Total number of 108 patients having salivary gland tumours enrolled from admitted patients in ENT department Khyber Teaching Hospital and Surgical department Hayatabad Medical Complex Peshawar. The study was designed to find the frequency of salivary gland tumours. Results: In our study most of the patients were having benign tumours (80.6%) with malignant counterpart in about 19.4%. Overall the most common tumour was pleomorphic adenoma about 71.3% followed by Mucoepidermoid 6.5%, adenoid cystic carcinoma 4.6% and Warthin’s tumour 4.6%. The most commonly involved salivary gland is parotid gland about 78.7% (85/108) with pleomorphic adenoma being the most common benign tumour and Mucoepidermoid the malignant variety. In submandibular gland/ sublingual glands the most common was pleomorphic adenoma and in minor salivary gland majority were malignant. Conclusion: Most of the salivary gland tumours are benign with majority of them are pleomorphic adenomas and parotid gland is the most common involved salivary gland.

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