title: Analysis of 185 submandibular gland excisions.
abstract: A review of 185 submandibular gland excisions over a ten year period is presented. The symptoms, physical findings, diagnosis on pathological examination and prognosis have been noted in each case to determine the incidence of neoplastic versus non-neoplastic disease. In our series non neoplastic disease of the submandibular gland was found in 141 patients (76%) with a large predominance of inflammatory lesion, while only 26 patients (14%) had a neoplastic lesion (6 benign lesions and 20 malignant tumors). There were also 18 (10%) patients surgically treated with gland excision for a glandular metastatic involvement from adjacent nodes. The significance of these findings is discussed.
authors.affiliation: II ENT Clinic, University of Florence, Italy.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Gallo
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Boccuzzi
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Paradiso
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013364:Submandibular Gland Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery*