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INTRODUCTION: Salivary-glands tumors come in various presentations and the epidemiological data are variable. The aim of this retrospective study was to establish an epidemiological profile of salivary-glands tumors in a Tunisian teaching hospital and to compare it to published data. PATIENTS AND METHODS: The study was made on 76 men and 80 women with a mean age of 43 years (five months to 85 years). Sixty percent of the tumors were parotid lesions, 16% were submandibular and 24% located on minor salivary glands. Eighty-four percent of parotid tumors were benign. Malignant-parotid tumors often affected men over 60 years of age. Most minor salivary-glands tumors were located on the palate. DISCUSSION: Benign salivary-glands tumors, often have a parotid localization affect, more women in the Tunisian population. Contrary to the literature, in our series, malignant tumors were predominant in women.
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Neoplasias das Glândulas Salivares/epidemiologia , Adenoma Pleomorfo/epidemiologia , Adolescente , Adulto , Fatores Etários , Idoso , Idoso de 80 Anos ou mais , Carcinoma Adenoide Cístico/epidemiologia , Carcinoma Mucoepidermoide/epidemiologia , Criança , Pré-Escolar , Estudos Epidemiológicos , Feminino , Hospitais de Ensino/estatística & dados numéricos , Humanos , Lactente , Masculino , Pessoa de Meia-Idade , Neoplasias Parotídeas/epidemiologia , Estudos Retrospectivos , Glândulas Salivares Menores/patologia , Fatores Sexuais , Neoplasias da Glândula Submandibular/epidemiologia , Tunísia/epidemiologiaRESUMO
OBSERVATION: A 30-year-old patient presented with a left painful pre-auricular tumefaction for one year. CT-scan suggested the diagnosis of temporomandibular synovial cyst or first branchial cleft cyst. This was confirmed by surgery. DISCUSSION: Temporomandibular synovial cysts are rare, the etiology is not documented. Revealing symptoms are those mentioned above. The common treatment is surgery.
