Overview of Salivary Gland Tumors of General Hospitals in Iraq Over 8-Years

Abstract

Salivary gland tumors (SGTs) are considered rare tumors, which generate attention because of their clinical behavior and clinicopathologic variety. The study objective is to explore clinicopathological characteristics of salivary gland tumors analyzed at different hospitals in Iraq and compare the results with epidemiological results from different governments. This study was manually collected from different hospitals of tumors between 2010 and 2017. Demographic parameters, such as age, gender, and sites, as well as clinical behavior and histological type of tumor, were analyzed. Descriptive statistical analysis was achieved utilizing categorical frequency variables. In 715 cases of tumors, 328 cases (45.90%) of males and 387 cases (54.10%) of females were included. The mean patient age was (42.10) years. Pleomorphic adenoma had 464 cases (64.90%), and adenoid cystic carcinoma had 141 cases (19.70%), which were the common benign and malignant SGTs, respectively. For experimental results, some demographic appearances and the predominance of malignant tumors varied in different geographic regions as compared with other studies.