title: Pleomorphic adenoma of the salivary glands. Clinicopathologic study of 206 cases in Zimbabwe.
abstract: A review of 206 pleomorphic adenomas seen over a 10-year period was carried out. Fifty-eight percent of the tumors were in females. The tumor was common in the 3rd, 4th, and 5th decades with 39.8% of the tumors occurring in the parotid gland.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Medical School, University of Zimbabwe, Harare.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Chidzonga
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Lopez Perez
authors.forename: A L
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Portilla Alvarez
mesh_terms: D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D015030:Zimbabwe / Q000453:epidemiology