Summary
Thirty-two cases of parotid gland tumors in Japanese children (under 16 years of age; 5.5% of total of 580 tumors) were examined and classified histopathologically. The results obtained were as follows.
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Haemangiomas were found most frequently (59.4%) and could be divided into either cavernous haemangioma (31.3%) or capillary haemangioma (28.1%). The second highest frequent tumor was pleomorphic adenoma (28.1%).
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Capillary haemangioma in infancy was called hypertrophic, juvenile, or congenital. Capillary haemangioma occurred within one year after birth. The tumor was found predominantly in females and on the right side.
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Cavernous haemangioma was recognized in patients of a higher age than capillary haemangioma and was considered to arise from the extralobular connective tissues. In some cases it was difficult to discriminate the tumor from arterio-venous malformation.
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Pleomorphic adenoma did not possess any histological characteristics different from those seen in adults.
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Malignant tumors were relatively rare, and consisted of mucoepidermoid tumor, malignant lymphoma, and adenocarcinoma.
Some difference in the incidence of the tumors was noted between Japanese or European and American children but the reasons for this are unknown.
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Nagao, K., Matsuzaki, O., Saiga, H. et al. Histopathological studies on parotid gland tumors in Japanese children. Virchows Arch. A Path. Anat. and Histol. 388, 263–272 (1980). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00430858
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