The epidemiology of @entity5 worldwide is not very well defined. Although many studies on this subject have been undertaken, the data are generally focused on specific topics such as @entity10106 or @entity5 of the major salivary glands. We conducted a study to establish the prevalence and distribution of benign and @entity5 of both the major and minor salivary glands at a single institution. We reviewed 244,204 cases that had come through our pathology department from January 1994 through December 2005 and found 235 cases of a @entity14253 (0.09%). The female-to-male ratio was 1.04:1, and the mean age of the @entity1 was 47 years. Of the 235 @entity5 , 159 (67.66%) were located in the parotid gland, 34 (14.47%) in the submandibular gland, and 42 (17.87%) in the minor salivary glands. A total of 146 @entity5 (62.13%) were benign and 89 (37.87%) were malignant. @entity5123 was the most common @entity5 , occurring in 98 cases (41.70%). The most common @entity5 was @entity3975 , with 27 cases (11.49%). Our data demonstrate that the characteristics of @entity5 in a Turkish population at a single institution are similar to those reported in the literature worldwide.

An analysis of XXXX : a 12-year, single-institution experience in Turkey.

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients'] @entity3975 :: ('MESH:D018277', 'Disease') :: ['mucoepidermoid carcinoma'] @entity5 :: ('MESH:D009369', 'Disease') :: ['salivary gland tumors', 'malignant neoplasms', 'malignancy', 'neoplasms', 'neoplasm', 'tumors'] @entity14253 :: ('MESH:D012468', 'Disease') :: ['salivary gland neoplasm'] @entity10106 :: ('MESH:D010307', 'Disease') :: ['parotid gland neoplasms'] @entity5123 :: ('MESH:D008949', 'Disease') :: ['Pleomorphic adenoma']
@entity14253 :: (MESH:D012468,Disease) :: ['salivary gland neoplasms']
