[Epidemiologic profile of salivary gland neoplasms: analysis of 245 cases].
OBJECTIVE
The aim of the present study is to establish the relative frequency and distribution of benign and malignant epithelial neoplasms of salivary glands in the Pathology and Cytology Laboratory,


METHODS
Historic cohort.


METHODS
in the state of Sergipe, during the period 1980-1999. The neoplasms were individualized by gender, age, race of the patients, anatomic localization of the lesions and histopathological diagnosis.


RESULTS
Out of 162,312 registered cases, 245 were salivary gland epithelial neoplasms and 187 (76.33%) were benign and 58 (23.67%) were malignant. Pleomorphic adenoma was the most frequent benign neoplasm (89.94%) and adenoid cystic carcinoma represented the most prevalent malignant neoplasm (22.41%). The benign neoplasms occurred mainly between the second and third decades of life and showed preference for female, while malignant neoplasms were diagnosed between the sixth and seventh decades of life and in women.


CONCLUSIONS
The data demonstrate that epidemiology profile of studied neoplasms corroborated the majority researched literature.
Lima
Solange Souza
SS
Programa de Pós-graduação em Patologia Oral da UFRN.
Soares
Andréa Ferreira
AF
de Amorim
Rivadávio Fernandes Batista
RF
Freitas
Roseana de Almeida
Rde A
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D017677:Age Distribution; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001938:Brazil / Q000453:epidemiology; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015331:Cohort Studies; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015995:Prevalence; D044469:Racial Groups; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D017678:Sex Distribution; D012737:Sex Factors