Research Article
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 |
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