TY - JOUR AU - Islam, Mohammed Shafiqul AU - Islam, Md Azharul AU - Sattar, Md Abdus AU - Ekramuddula, AFM AU - Hadi, Hossain Imam Al PY - 2009/09/07 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasm - clinicopathological Study JF - Bangladesh Journal of Otorhinolaryngology JA - Bangladesh J of Otorhinolaryngology VL - 14 IS - 1 SE - Original Articles DO - 10.3329/bjo.v14i1.3272 UR - https://banglajol.info/index.php/BJO/article/view/3272 SP - 1-5 AB - <p>Salivary gland neoplasm constitute about 10% of all head &amp; neck neoplasm which represent 3% of all neoplasm of the body. In this study 50 patients of salivary gland neoplasm were studied to observe the frequency &amp; clinicopathological pattern. Among 50 cases, 39(78%) were parotid neoplasm, 4 (8%) were submandibular neoplasm and 7 (14%) were minor salivary gland neoplasms. Among the parotid neoplasms, 13 (33.33%) were malignant neoplasms. Whereas in the submandibular neoplasm 2 (50%) were malignant neoplasms and for minor salivary glands tumour 4 (57.14%) were malignant neoplasms.</p> <p>Forty nine cases undergone some form of surgery. Most of them were treated by superficial or total conservative parotidectomy or radical parotidectomy/ submandibular gland excision with or without block dissection.</p> <p><strong>Key word: </strong>Salivary gland neoplasm, Adenoid cystic carcinoma, Facial nerve.</p><p>DOI: 10.3329/bjo.v14i1.3272</p> <p><em>Bangladesh J of Otorhinolaryngology</em> 2008; 14(1) : 1-5</p> ER -