TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Salivary Gland Tumors A1 - Kozin, Elliott D. A1 - Lustig, Lawrence R. A2 - Papadakis, Maxine A. A2 - McPhee, Stephen J. A2 - Rabow, Michael W. A2 - McQuaid, Kenneth R. PY - 2023 T2 - Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023 AB - A general rule of thumb is that the smaller the size of the salivary gland with a present mass, the more likely the possibility of malignancy. Approximately 80% of salivary gland tumors occur in the parotid gland. In adults, about 80% of these are benign. In the submandibular triangle, it is sometimes difficult to distinguish a primary submandibular gland tumor from a metastatic submandibular space node. Only 50–60% of primary submandibular tumors are benign. Tumors of the minor salivary glands are most likely to be malignant, with adenoid cystic carcinoma predominating, and may be found throughout the oral cavity or oropharynx. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/11/14 UR - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145546 ER -