J Korean Assoc Oral Maxillofac Surg.
2007 Apr;33(2):139-142.
Analysis of 67 malignant salivary gland tumors in Korean population
- Affiliations
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- 1Department of Dentistry, College of Medicine, Hallym University, Korea. Koreah8556@hanmail.net
- 2Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, Seoul National University, Korea.
Abstract
- Malignant salivary gland tumor is rare neoplasm. In Korean population, retrospective study of malignant salivary gland tumor has not been performed. We analyzed 67 cases of malignant salivary gland tumors from 2001 to 2005 in Seoul National University Dental Hospital in Seoul, Korea. The mean age is 51.7 and the male to female ratio is 1:1.39. The most affected site is the palate. Histologically, the tumors were classified as adenoid cystic carcinoma(34.4%), mucoepidermoid carcinoma(31.3%), adenocarcinoma, NOS(11.9%), polymorphous low grade adenocarcinoma(3.0%), salivary duct carcionoma(6.0%), carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma(4.5%), myoepithelial carcinoma(4.5%), epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma(1.5%), cyatadenocarcinoma(1.5%) and adenosquamous carcinoma(1.5%).
