Tumors of the major salivary glands in XXXX .

@entity1 @entity146 @entity5 @entity3975 @entity5123
During the 30-year period 1955-1985, 21 @entity1 with @entity5 of the major salivary glands were treated at the Johns Hopkins Hospital. A thorough review of the English literature revealed an additional 472 cases. The cases were studied as to age, sex, site, histopathologic characteristics, mode of treatment, and results. The majority of the @entity1 were between 8 and 20 years of age. There was a female preponderance of 1.42:1. The parotid gland was the site of origin in 85.1%, the submandibular in 11.7%, and the sublingual in 3.2%. An equal incidence of benign (50.1%) and malignant (49.9%) lesions is noted. @entity5123 was the most common benign @entity5 and @entity3975 the most common @entity5 . The final prognosis seems to be similar with superficial or total parotidectomy, provided the @entity5 has been completely removed at the initial surgery. Re-excision is recommended for @entity5 recurrence, and the use of radiation therapy should be individually determined in cases of @entity146 .
