VG H&N course intro Florence 2016.pptx

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EPIDEMIOLOGY

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0.3-3% of all malignancies

(De Brito Santos 2001, Harish 2004)

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4-6% of all head and neck cancers

(Spiro 1986, Tran et al. 1986, Dillard et al.

2001)

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Incidence SGMT: 4-135 / 1.000.000

SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS

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3-4% of all head and neck tumors

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70% of salivary gland tumors arises

in the parotid gland

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75% of the parotid tumors are

benign

(Johnson et al. 2014)

SALIVARY GLAND MALIGNANT TUMORS

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