TO STUDY AGE, SEX INCIDENCE OF VARIOUS SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS IN BIKANER REGION

Abstract

Background: To determine the Incidence of various salivary gland tumours according to age and sex in Bikaner region

Methods: This is a retrospective and prospective study on salivary gland neoplasm a histopathological study in relation to age, sex and site over a period of 5 years, 3 years retrospective and 2 years prospective at the department of pathology, Sardar Patel Medical College and Associated Group of Hospitals, Bikaner.

Results:  No case was found in age groups 0-20 years while 4 patients were found in age group 21-30 years and out of them 2 each were female and male while 5 patients were found in age group 31-40 and out of them 3 were females and 2 were males. In age group 41-50, only 4 patients were found and they all were males. In age group 51-60 years, maximum number of cases (n=6) were found and out of them 3 each were female and male.

Conclusion: In Bikaner zone benign neoplasm is predominant in female and malignant predominant in male.

Keywords: Benign, Malignant, Age, Sex, Salivary gland.