Epidemiological Profile of Salivary Gland Tumors in Southern Iranian Population: A Retrospective Study of 405 Cases

Table 4

Distribution of benign and malignant salivary gland tumors according to the primary site of involvement, gender, and age groups.

	Benign		Malignant		Total		value
		%		%		%
Anatomical site
Parotid gland	266	78.4	73	21.5	339	83.7	.000
Submandibular gland	36	72	14	28	50	12.3
Sublingual gland	0	0	1	100	1	0.2
Minor salivary gland	0	0	15	100	15	3.7
Gender
Female	164	74.8	55	25.1	219	54.1	.481
Male	138	74.1	48	25.8	186	45.9
Age (years)
0-20	15	88.2	2	11.7	17	4.1	.006
20-40	106	82.1	23	17.8	129	31.8
40-60	109	73.6	39	26.3	148	36.5
60-80	69	66.9	34	33	103	25.4
>80	3	37.5	5	62.5	8	1.9