Year: 2018
Type: article
Study design: Observational Study
Abstract: Benign and malignant tumors are rare conditions; it was not uncommonly occurs in salivary glands and usually presented as a painless mass.The presence of pain and facial nerve palsy may indicate malignant transformation.Diagnosis is made by imaging and biopsies.Objectives: This study aims to know the pattern of Benign and malignant tumors in salivary glands among Sudanese patients in Khartoum state according to many categories age, gender, clinical presentation and diagnosis.Methods: This is retrospective, cross-sectional, analytic and hospital based study from January 2014 to May 2016.Conducted in Otorhinolaryngological, Head and neck and Oral Maxillofacial hospitals in Khartoum state in Sudan.Results: The highest percentage of neoplasm is benign more commonly as pleomorphic adenoma in minor glands.Malignant tumor is commonly affected the parotid glands of predominance in adenoid cystic carcinoma followed by mucoepidermoid carcinoma.Conclusion: Benign and malignant tumors which occur in salivary glands were commonly pleomorphic adenoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma respectively.
Authors: Sharfi Ahmed, Yousif OY, Abuzeid M
Language: English
Subfield: Surgery
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4243201471