Open AccessPrimary malignant epithelial salivary gland tumors in an Iranian population: A retrospective study of 81 cases
Author(s) -
Seied Hossein Tabatabai,
Mahmood Akhavan Tafti,
Babak Rafiei
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology/journal of oral and maxillofacial pathology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.455
H-Index - 25
eISSN - 1998-393X
pISSN - 0973-029X
DOI - 10.4103/0973-029x.157201
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , malignancy , salivary gland , medicine , pathology , population , parotid gland , adenoid , salivary gland cancer , carcinoma , environmental health
Salivary gland tumors of epithelial origin are rare lesions. Few epidemiologic studies on prevalence of such condition in Iranian population have been published. This study with the aim of determining the relative frequency of epithelial salivary tumors was performed in Yazd city from 2001 to 2012.