주타액선 종양의 임상적 고찰

A Clinical Analysis of Major Salivary Gland Tumor

Salivary gland tumors are relatively rare. Their relative infrequency, and highly variable biologic behavior make some difficulty, but some features can be drawn regarding the incidence, pathology, and pattern of behavior of the various benign and malignant tumors of salivary glands. The present study aims to provide a clinical characteristics of salivary gland tumors. We analyzed retrospectively clinical features of the 80 patients. The most common site of both benign and malignant was parotid gland. The most common presenting symptoms was palpable mass. Histopathologically, the most common type was pleomorphic adenoma in benign tumor and mucoepidermoid carcinoma in malignant tumor.