OF Ajayi

Tumours of the Submandibular Salivary Gland: a Clinicopathologic Review of Cases over a 17-year period

Issue:

Vol 58, issue 4 (2009)

Pages:

388–91

Synopsis:

This study reviews submandibular salivary gland tumours at a Nigerian tertiary health institution. Pleomorphic adenoma was the most common tumours of the submandibular salivary gland in the studied population. Overall, malignant submandibular salivary gland tumours were slightly more than the benign ones.

ABSTRACT

Objective: This study presents a clinicopathologic review of cases of submandibular salivary gland tumours at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, over a period of 17 years.

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