[Epidemiological profile of salivary-glands tumors in a Tunisian teaching hospital].
BACKGROUND
Salivary-glands tumors come in various presentations and the epidemiological data are variable. The aim of this retrospective study was to establish an epidemiological profile of salivary-glands tumors in a Tunisian teaching hospital and to compare it to published data.


METHODS
The study was made on 76 men and 80 women with a mean age of 43 years (five months to 85 years). Sixty percent of the tumors were parotid lesions, 16% were submandibular and 24% located on minor salivary glands. Eighty-four percent of parotid tumors were benign. Malignant-parotid tumors often affected men over 60 years of age. Most minor salivary-glands tumors were located on the palate.


CONCLUSIONS
Benign salivary-glands tumors, often have a parotid localization affect, more women in the Tunisian population. Contrary to the literature, in our series, malignant tumors were predominant in women.
Moatemri
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Service de stomatologie et chirurgie maxillofaciale, CHU Sahloul, 4054 Sousse, Tunisie.
Belajouza
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Farroukh
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U
Ommezzine
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M
Slama
A
A
Ayachi
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S
Khochtali
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H
Bakir
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A
D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000453:epidemiology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000453:epidemiology; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000453:epidemiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016021:Epidemiologic Studies; D005260:Female; D006784:Hospitals, Teaching / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology; D012737:Sex Factors; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology; D014416:Tunisia / Q000453:epidemiology