A clinical analysis of nine new pediatric and adolescent cases of benign minor salivary gland neoplasms and a review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Minor salivary gland neoplasms of epithelial origin are rare in children and adolescents and most are not well documented, except for a few small series and case reports. This study represents a retrospective clinical analysis of nine cases of benign epithelial salivary gland neoplasms accessioned over a 35-year period at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry and combines the data with well-documented cases from the English-language literature.

Methods

A retrospective clinical analysis of nine cases of benign epithelial salivary gland neoplasms was performed over a 35-year period at the Louisiana State University School of Dentistry and combined with data of well-documented cases from the English-language literature.

Results

The nine benign s

SUBMITTER: Ritwik P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC3485090 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature