Abstract
The clinical records of 162 cases of salivary gland tumours were studied. Parotid gland was the commonest site for origin of tumour (110 cases.) Commonest benign tumour was pleomorphic adenoma (42 cases) and the commonest malignant tumour was mucoepidermoid carcinoma (26 out of 162 cases). The next common tumours were adenoidcystic and undifferentiated carcinoma which constituted 23 and 20 cases respectively. Surgery or surgery with radiotherapy were the main modalities of treatment for the primary tumours. Twenty patients had recurrence within three years after the treatment. These patients were treated with either revision surgery or external radiations. Chemotherapy was given to one patient of soft tissue sarcoma. Twenty nine patients had post-operative complications like facial paralysis, parotid fistula, skin necrosis and Frey’s syndrome.
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