RT Book, Section
A1 Kozin, Elliott D.
A1 Lustig, Lawrence R.
A2 Papadakis, Maxine A.
A2 McPhee, Stephen J.
A2 Rabow, Michael W.
A2 McQuaid, Kenneth R.
SR Print(0)
ID 1193145546
T1 Salivary Gland Tumors
T2 Current Medical Diagnosis & Treatment 2023
YR 2023
FD 2023
PB McGraw-Hill Education
PP New York, NY
SN 9781264687343
LK accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1193145546
RD 2024/04/25
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.