HEAD NECK
SALIVARY GLANDS
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Question
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Commonest cause of salivary gland malignancy
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Pleomorphic adenoma
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Mucoepidermoid ca
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Adenoid cystic ca
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Squamous cell carcinoma
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -The most common etiologic factor in the development of mucoepidermoid carcinoma is radiation. It is the most common malignant salivary gland tumor to arise in children and adolescents younger than 20 years old. The history is typically a slow-growing, firm mass clinically indistinguishable from a pleomorphic adenoma.
Detailed explanation-2: -Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is one of the most common malignant neoplasms of the salivary glands in both pediatric and adult populations. Among the major salivary glands, the most common site of MEC is the parotid gland.
Detailed explanation-3: -Pleomorphic adenoma. Basal cell adenoma. Canalicular adenoma. Oncocytoma. Warthin tumor. 24-May-2022
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