A scientometric study on research trends and characteristics of mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands.

ABSTRACT:

Background/purpose

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is the most common malignant tumor of the salivary glands. The purpose of this study was to analyze the scientometric characteristics and research trends of salivary MEC.

Materials and methods

All the papers on salivary MEC were comprehensively retrieved from the Scopus database. The years of publication were divided into before 2014 and Jan 2014-Jun 2025 in the analysis of research trends.

Results

There were 1308 papers on salivary MEC, with total citations of 24,598 and the h index of 70. The most frequent location of MEC involved was parotid gland, followed by minor saliva gland and submandibular gland. The keywords of differential diagnosis included adenosquamous carcinoma, pleomorphic adenoma, squamous cell

SUBMITTER: Wu X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12825477 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature