LIMA, Nathália Kelly Veloso de et al. RETROSPECTIVE STUDY OF SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS. Odontol. Clín.-Cient. (Online) []. 2015, 14, 3, pp. 699-705. ISSN 1677-3888.

Objective: To perform an epidemiological study of all cases of salivary gland tumors diagnosed in an Oral Pathology Laboratory. Methods: Sample description and evaluation of medical records of all patients who were admitted for histopathological examination request in the above-mentioned Laboratory, from January 2001 and January 2015. Results: Fifty cases were found, 68.7 % were benign. Most patients were from female gender (68,0 %). The most common age group was 41-60 years (40,0%). Most cases affected minor salivary glands (70.0 % ), mainly the hard palate (38,0 %). To obtain the specimen and sent for histopathological analysis, the excisional biopsy was the method of choice (46,0 %), and the pleomorphic adenoma was the most common diagnosis (62,0 %). Conclusions: Salivary gland tumors affect more commonly women aged between 41-60 years. The practitioners should pay special attention to palatine submucous nodules, owing the high prevalence of malignant tumors in minor salivary glands.

: tumors; salivary glands; epidemiology..