Open AccessHistopathologic Profile of Salivary Gland Tumors among Specimens from a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Descriptive Cross-sectional Study
Author(s) -
Dilasma Ghartimagar,
Arnab Ghosh,
Manish Shrestha,
Sushma Thapa,
OP Talwar
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
journal of nepal medical association
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1815-672X
pISSN - 0028-2715
DOI - 10.31729/jnma.4898
Subject(s) - medicine , mucoepidermoid carcinoma , pleomorphic adenoma , adenoid cystic carcinoma , salivary gland , cross sectional study , population , pathology , benign tumor , sublingual gland , carcinoma , environmental health
Salivary gland tumors are rare, comprising about 3% of all head and neck neoplasms. About 80% of the tumors are in parotids, 10% in submandibular glands and the remainders are distributed in sublingual and minor salivary glands. This study was conducted to evaluate the relative frequencies, types, site of distribution and the histopathological features of salivary gland tumors.