MINOR SALIVARY GLAND TUMOR : A Report findings of 25 Caces

Abstract

Twenty five cases of minor saliva ry glands tumors which was observedat the department of pathology of University of Tehran from 1967 to 1972 are presented and discussed . Benign mixed tumor is the most common and the only benign lesion in this series of 75 patient with intraoral salivary gland tumor. There were eleven malignant type and hence about 44% of all the tumor arc malignant and it corresponded to other published reports. The most common of the malignant tumor is adenoid systic carcinoma which comprises 24% of a ll MSG tumor. Two patient suffered of mucoepidermoid tumor with low grade malignancy and there were three single case of malignant mixed tumor, acinic cell cercinoma and poorly differentiated adeno ca rcinoma. The literature on minor salivary gland tumor in reviewed particularly with regard the most common location and histologically frequencie.