Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal Iran Red Crescent Med J 2011; 13(9):674-677 ©Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal SHORT COMMUNICATION A Clinico-Pathologic Study of 82 Intraoral Minor Salivary Gland Tumors

Background: Intraoral minor salivary glands tumors (MSGT) are uncommon, with geographic variations in frequency and distribution. This study analyzed the clinic-pathologic features of these tumors in Shiraz, south-ern Iran. Methods: All of cases histopathologically recorded as epithelial MSGT in Pathology Department of Khalili Hospi-tal from 2002 to 2009 were evaluated with regard to patient's age and gender, tumor location and type, retro-spectively. Results: Out of 82 cases of MSGT, 53.7 % were benign and 46.3 % were malignant. Pleomorphic adenoma and adenoid cystic carcinoma were the most common benign and malignant tumors, respectively. The palate was the most common site of involvement (64.6%). Male to female ratio was 1:1.27. The mean age of the patients was 35.0±17.2 years for benign and 48.8±18.2 years for malignant tumors. Conclusion: MSGTs in the present study represent many characteristics of other studies. However, our patients who were affected by benign tumors were young