Clinicostatistical observation of the minor salivary gland tumors

Malignant minor salivary gland tumors of the larynx.

OBJECTIVE To report our experience in treating patients with malignant minor salivary gland tumors of the larynx. DESIGN Thirty-three-year retrospective study. SETTING Tertiary referral center specializing in head and neck surgery. PATIENTS Twelve patients with malignant minor salivary gland tumors of the larynx were identified from a search of the institutional databases and pathology re...

Minor salivary gland tumors: A clinicopathological study of 18 cases.

INTRODUCTION Minor salivary gland tumors (MSGTs) are infrequent, representing 10-15% of all salivary neoplasms. Despite this low frequency, MSGTs conform a heterogeneous group of neoplasms characterized by a broad range of histological types. PATIENTS AND METHOD We identified cases of MSGT in a retrospective study of the biopsies made in the period 1997-2007 in the Service of Oral Surgery (De...

Minor intraoral salivary gland tumors: a clinical-pathological study

Objective To evaluate the clinical-pathological profile of patients with minor salivary gland neoplasms. Methods A retrospective study of specific cases diagnosed as benign and malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands was performed. The data were collected from medical records of patients seen at a hospital over a period of 15 years. The sample was made up of 37 cases. For the pathologic...

A Review of Signet Ring cells in Salivary Gland Tumors

Objectives: Signet Ring Cells (SRCs) are often seen in gastrointestinal, breast, bile duct and lung invasive carcinomas. Observing these cells in benign and malignant lesions of the salivary glands is not common. Signet-ring cell adenocarcinoma is rare and is commonly seen in the secondary salivary glands. Although, the presence of SRCs in other neoplasms of the body is usually associated with ...

On Minor Salivary Gland Secretion