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Salivary Gland Tumours

 

Tumour

Gland Involved

Sex

Age

A) Benign

     

Plemorphic adenoma

Warthim’s tumour

Oncocytoma or Oxyphil cell adenoma

Parotid

Parotid only

Minor Salivary gland

 

 

M: F 7: 1

 

5th Decade

7th Decade

 

Elderly

B) Malignant

Adenoid Cystic Ca

Adeno carcinoma

 

 

Squamous Cell carcinoma

Malignant pleomorphic

Minor Salivary gland

3 % of Parotid

10% of submandibular tumours

Never in minor glands

Parotid

 

Equal

 

 

Males

6th Decade

Children

 

 

7th decade

C) Variable Malignant

Mucoepidermoid tumour

Acinic cell tumour

( More benign)

 

Parotid

 

Parotid

 

9 out of 10

in 4th decade

 

5th decade

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