Clinicopathological study of minor salivary gland tumour

Minor salivary gland tumors: A clinicopathological study of 18 cases.

INTRODUCTION Minor salivary gland tumors (MSGTs) are infrequent, representing 10-15% of all salivary neoplasms. Despite this low frequency, MSGTs conform a heterogeneous group of neoplasms characterized by a broad range of histological types. PATIENTS AND METHOD We identified cases of MSGT in a retrospective study of the biopsies made in the period 1997-2007 in the Service of Oral Surgery (De...

Solid blue dot tumour: minor salivary gland acinic cell carcinoma.

Acinic cell adenocarcinoma (ACC) is a low-grade malignant salivary neoplasm that constitutes approximately 17% of all primary salivary gland malignancies. In the head and neck region, the parotid gland is the predominant site of origin and ACC is usually more frequent in women than men. Previous radiation exposure and familial predisposition are some of the risk factors for ACC. ACCs rarely inv...

Minor Salivary Gland Tumours of Upper Aerodigestive Tract: A Clinicopathological Study

The aim of this retrospective study of 56 patients with minor salivary gland tumours (MSGTs) of the upper aerodigestive tract is to present demographic features, distribution of tumours as well as methods and results of treatment performed in our institution over a 10-year period. Of 221 patients with salivary gland tumours, 56 patients with MSGT were selected. There were 36 female and 20 male ...

A Histopathological Study of Salivary Gland Tumors- a Clinicopathological Study

Background: Salivary gland tumors are relatively uncommon. It accounts for < 2% of all human neoplasms. They pose considerable clinical management challenges because of their confounding histological and behavioral diversity as well as their proximity to important head and neck structures. The present study was conducted to account different salivary gland tumors among different population. Mat...

On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion