Title
A 10 year retrospective study on oral salivary gland lesions in India
Authors
R. Sivakumar*, Manju Mariam Stephen Mathunny & S.K. Padmakumar
Affiliation
Department of Oral pathology and Microbiology, Government Dental College, Thiruvananthapuram, India; *Corresponding author
R. Sivakumar - E-mail: drsivakumarmds@gmail.com
Manju Mariam Stephen Mathunny - E-mail: drsmanju@gmail.com
S.K. Padmakumar - E-mail: padmakumar60@gmail.com
Article Type
Research Article
Date
Received July 1, 2025; Revised July 31, 2025; Accepted July 31, 2025, Published July 31, 2025
Abstract
703 oral salivary gland pathology cases from 2014 to 2023 out of 6,143 biopsies (11.4%) were analysed. Non-neoplastic lesions accounted for 89%, with mucocele being most common (84.2%). Among neoplasms, 59% were benign-primarily pleomorphic adenoma-and 41% were malignant, with mucoepidermoid carcinoma most frequent. The distribution patterns aligned with known literature, though malignant cases were comparatively higher.
Keywords
Salivary gland, lesions, tertiary care
Citation
Sivakumar et al. Bioinformation 21(7): 1978-1981 (2025)
Edited by
Hiroj Bagde
ISSN
0973-2063
Publisher
License
This is an Open Access article which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly credited. This is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.
