Research Article
HPV Infection, but Not EBV or HHV-8 Infection, Is Associated with Salivary Gland Tumours
Table 1
Patient characteristics of salivary gland tumours.
| | Clinical characteristics | |
| | Median age, years | 59.9 | | Range | 11–95 | | Sex | | | Male | 107 (53.5%) | | Female | 93 (46.5%) | | Tumour location | | | Parotid gland | 175 (87.5%) | | Left side | 84 (48%) | | Right side | 69 (39.5%) | | Submandibular gland | 14 (7%) | | Left side | 7 (3.5%) | | Right side | 7 (3.5%) | | Minor salivary glands | 11 (5.5%) | | Stage at presentation (malignant) | | | I | 36 (38.7%) | | II | 18 (19.4%) | | III | 20 (21.5%) | | IV | 17 (18.3%) | | No stadium determinable | 2 (2.2%) |
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