Tumours of the submandibular salivary gland: a clinicopathologic review of cases over a 17-year period.
dc.contributor.author | Adeyemo, W.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ajayi, O.F. | |
dc.contributor.author | Anunobi, C.C. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ogunlewe, M.O. | |
dc.contributor.author | Ladeinde, A,.L. | |
dc.contributor.author | Omitola, O.G. | |
dc.contributor.author | Abdulkareem, FB | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2019-10-24T12:45:52Z | |
dc.date.available | 2019-10-24T12:45:52Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2009-09-01 | |
dc.description | Staff publications | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | OBJECTIVE: This study presents a clinicopathologic review of cases of submandibular salivary gland tumours at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital, Nigeria, over a period of 17 years. METHODS: The records of all patients with histological diagnosis of submandibular salivary gland tumours at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital over a period of 17 years (January 1990 to December 2006) were retrospectively reviewed. Parameters studied were; age and gender of patients, symptoms and duration of symptoms, and histological diagnosis. RESULTS: A total of 36 patients with submandibular gland tumours were seen during the period. Male-to-female ratio was 1.8:1 (male=23, female=13). Mean age (+/- SD) at presentation was 43 (+/- 19) years (age range, 17-84 years). There were 19 malignant tumours and 17 benign ones. Pleomorphic adenoma (36.1%) was the most frequent tumours, followed by adenoid cystic carcinoma (11.1%), anaplastic carcinoma (11.1%) and malignant lymphoma (11.1%). Patients with histological diagnosis of malignant tumours were significantly older than those with benign tumours (p = 0.01). Most patients (80.6%) presented with painless swelling. CONCLUSION: Malignant submandibular salivary gland tumours were slightly more than the benign ones in the studied population. Painful swelling or ulceration is indicative of a malignant submandibular gland tumour | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Adeyemo WL, Ajayi OF, Anunobi CC, Ogunlewe MO, Ladeinde AL, Omitola OG, Abdulkareem FB. Tumours of the submandibular salivary gland: a clinicopathologic review of cases over a 17-year period. West Indian Med J. 2009 Sep;58(4):388-91. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | https://ir.unilag.edu.ng/handle/123456789/6479 | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.publisher | West Indian Medical J | en_US |
dc.subject | Submandibular salivary gland | en_US |
dc.subject | Tumours | en_US |
dc.subject | Clinicopathological review | en_US |
dc.subject | Research Subject Categories::ODONTOLOGY | en_US |
dc.title | Tumours of the submandibular salivary gland: a clinicopathologic review of cases over a 17-year period. | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |