3. INTRODUCTION
1. Major salivary gland
a. Parotid gland
b. Submandibular gland
c. Sublingual gland
2. Minor salivary gland
600 – 1,000 minor salivary gland distributed throughout the
mucosa of the upper aerodigestive tract.
5. INTRODUCTION
85% of salivary gland tumor occur in the parotid.
10 – 15% in the minor salivary gland.
5 – 10% in the submandibular gland.
80% of the parotid tumor are benign.
50% of the submandibular gland tumor are malignant.
75% of the minor salivary gland are malignant.