title: Analysis of 102 lesions diagnosed as "palatal tumor" in a spot diagnosis.
abstract: The present report analyzes 102 pathologic conditions of the palate which had been diagnosed as "palatal tumor" in a spot diagnosis at Osaka University Dental Hospital over an 8-year period. Tumors of minor salivary glands were the most frequent (51 cases, 50%). Tumors of non-salivary gland origin numbered 22 cases (21.6%), and inflammatory and cystic lesions totalled 29 cases (28.4%). The specificity of the tumors and the tumorous lesions in the palate are discussed.
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D000236:Adenoma / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005350:Fibroma / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010157:Palatal Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D010212:Papilloma / Q000473:pathology; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology