Morphological patterns of salivary gland tumors

Abstract

This is a retrospective study of 63 cases of Salivary gland tumors collected from record files of the histopathology section of department of Pathology, GMC Jammu from 1st January 2010 to 31st December 2015. Tumors were analysed considering histological type, age and sex of the patients and anatomic location. Out of 63 cases, 53 (84.13%) were benign and 10 (15.87%) were malignant with male to female ratio of 1.33:1. The mean age observed was 39 years with age range of 11 to 76 years. Pleomorphic Adenoma was found to be the commonest benign tumor (86.79%) followed by Basal Cell Adenoma (3.77%). The Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma was the most common malignant tumor (30%) followed by Adenoid Cystic carcinoma (20%). Parotid was the most common site of location of tumors (58.73%) followed by Submandibular gland (36.51%). The principal site of salivary gland tumors is the Parotid gland and Pleomorphic Adenoma outnumbered all other tumors. Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma was the most malignant Salivary Gland tumor. Males are affected more in the both benign and malignant groups.