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Tumours of the minor (oropharyngeal) salivary glands: a demographic study of 336 cases
Author(s) -
Eveson J. W.,
Cawson R. A.
Publication year - 1985
Publication title -
journal of oral pathology and medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.887
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1600-0714
pISSN - 0904-2512
DOI - 10.1111/j.1600-0714.1985.tb00522.x
Subject(s) - salivary gland , adenoid cystic carcinoma , pathology , pleomorphic adenoma , medicine , buccal mucosa , minor salivary glands , carcinoma , adenoma , oral cavity , dentistry
There arc 2410 primary epithelial salivary gland tumours in the files of the British Salivary Gland Tumour Panel. Of these tumours, 336 (14%) involved the minor (oropharyngeal) salivary glands, and these were studied m the present investigation Individual tumours were diagnosed according to the W H O Classification The percentage of malignant or potentially malignant tumours (46%) was much higher than in major glands (18%), and in some of the less common intraoral sites all the tumours were malignant. The principal sites were the palate (54%), lips (21%) and buccal mucosa (11%), and, in these sites, pleomorphic adenoma was the most common tumour Monomorphic adenomas accounted for 6% of palatal tumours, hut 30% of lip salivary gland tumours. The most common malignant tumour was the adenoid cystic carcinoma The results arc compared with several other large surveys and with tumours of major salivary glands.