Salivary Gland Epithelial Neoplasms in Pediatric Population: a Single Institute Experience with a Focus on the Histologic Spectrum and Clinical Outcome

Salivary gland epithelial neoplasms are rare in children and adolescents with only a handful of large series have been published. A retrospective study was conducted for 57 cases in patients 20years or younger. The tumors were located in the parotid (n=36), submandibular gland (n=7), and minor salivary glands (n=14). 19 (33%) tumors were pleomorphic adenoma, while the remaining (67%) were malignant. The histologic types of carcinomas were mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC, n=19, 33%), acinic cell carcinoma (n=7, 12%), adenoid cystic carcinoma (n=6, 11%), secretory carcinoma (mammary analogue) (SC, n=4, 7%), and myoepithelial carcinoma (n=2, 4%).

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