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Table 3 Percentage of benign and malignant tumors and performed operations in 109 patients from 2000 to 2004

From: Neither MRI, CT nor US is superior to diagnose tumors in the salivary glands – an extended case study

 

Tumors

Operations

Year

Benign

Malignant

Extirpation of the submandibular gland

Superficial parotidectomy

Total/radical parotidectomy; Neck dissection

2000

14 (70%)

6 (30%)

4 (20%)

10 (50%)

6 (30%)

2001

14 (74%)

5 (26%)

4 (21%)

8 (42%)

7 (37%)

2002

15 (75%)

5 (25%)

4 (20%)

11 (55%)

5 (25%)

2003

19 (73%)

7 (27%)

3 (12%)

15 (58%)

8 (30%)

2004

17 (71%)

7 (29%)

3 (13%)

15 (66%)

6 (26%)

Total

79 (72%)

30 (28%)

18 (17%)

59 (54%)

32 (29%)