Primary XXXX in an Iranian population: A retrospective study of 81 cases.

@entity5 @entity1 @entity2347 @entity189
BACKGROUND: @entity5 of epithelial origin are rare lesions. Few epidemiologic studies on prevalence of such condition in Iranian population have been published. This study with the aim of determining the relative frequency of epithelial salivary @entity5 was performed in Yazd city from 2001 to 2012. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Cases diagnosed as primary @entity189 were collected from the Pathology Department of main hospitals and Health Department of Medical Science Yazd University from 2001-2012. Histopathologic type, @entity5 location, age, gender and whether @entity1 were native or non-native were analyzed. RESULTS: Eighty-one cases of primary @entity189 were recorded. Male to female ratio was 1:1.3. The most common @entity5 was @entity2347 (35.8%) and the most common effected site was the parotid gland. Mean age for @entity5 was 52.57    18.25 years. CONCLUSION: According to the findings of this study, predilection of @entity2347 was more in non-natives as compared to natives (from Yazd). This could suggest the influence of racial and environmental factors on prevalence of such @entity5 .
