Salivary Gland Neoplasms in Indian Paediatric Population Visiting a Dental Institution

  • Jyoti M Biradar
  • Gayithri H Kulkarni
  • Harish Shrinivas Kulkarni
  • Sudha Shidagauda Patil
  • Ashish Shrikant Satapute
  • Laxmikant Mahadev Ghatnatti
Keywords: Salivary Gland Tumors, Pleomorphic Adenoma, Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: With a probability of 50% malignancy, salivary gland tumors are not too commonly noticed in children and adolescents. Most of these have idiopathic etiology but a few pre-disposing factors have been reported in literature. We hereby report eighteen cases of paediatric salivary gland tumors in a study conducted from September 2013 to August 2018 at department of Oral and maxillofacial surgery at Tatyasaheb Kore Dental college and Research Centre, Kohlapur, Maharashtra, India..
AIM & OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to inspect the distribution, clinical and histopathological features of salivary gland tumours in children and adolescents.
MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 18 cases of salivary gland tumors encountered in paediatric age group were studied and explored for age, gender, site proneness and for histopathological nature.
RESULTS: Female gender had a predominance over males. Parotid tumors were more common (77.78%) as compared to tumors of submandibular glands. Six cases were diagnosed with benign tumors (pleomorphic adenoma) and rest had malignant tumors (mucoepidermoid in nature). Majority of the cases did not report undergoing any prior treatment.
CONCLUSION Present study revealed that salivary gland tumors in paediatric age group are quite rare with female gender being more prone. With majority of cases being mucoepidermoid in nature, parotid gland is most commonly affected.

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Author Biographies

Jyoti M Biradar

Associate Professor, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre New Paragaon 416113

Gayithri H Kulkarni

Professor and Head

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre, New Paragaon -416113

Harish Shrinivas Kulkarni

Principal

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre, New Paragaon -416113

Sudha Shidagauda Patil

Assistant professor (Lecturer)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre, New Paragaon -416113

Ashish Shrikant Satapute

Assistant professor (Lecturer)

Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery

Tatyasaheb Kore Dental College and Research Centre, New Paragaon -416113

Laxmikant Mahadev Ghatnatti

MDS, Department of Orthodontics

Ghattanatti Orthodontic and Orthopedic Centre

Tal- Miraj,  District- Sangli, Maharashtra

CITATION
DOI: 10.26440/IHRJ/0301.04.521072
Published: 2019-04-20
How to Cite
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Jyoti M Biradar, Gayithri H Kulkarni, Harish Shrinivas Kulkarni, Sudha Shidagauda Patil, Ashish Shrikant Satapute, Laxmikant Mahadev Ghatnatti. Salivary Gland Neoplasms in Indian Paediatric Population Visiting a Dental Institution. IHRJ [Internet]. 2019Apr.20 [cited 2024Mar.28];2(12):316-20. Available from: https://ihrjournal.com/ihrj/article/view/227

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