Audit on parotid tumors in a tertiary care hospital

Introduction: salivary gland tumors have different clinical presentation,different appearance and above all are relatively uncommon in the general population; however in tertiary care center,they present regularly. methods: a retrospective study was done,including all the patients who had presented to our department east surgical ward of mayo hospital,in lahore during 7 years period from october 2006 to july 2013 with parotid pathology. results: there were 114 cases with parotid gland disorder. pleomorphic adenoma (74.6%) and mucoepidermoid carcinoma (7.9%) were the most common benign and malignant neoplasms. male to female ratio (m/f) and the mean age of patients were 1.15:1 and 37.36 respectively. conclusion: female predominance is found in our study both for benign and malignant disorder. mean age for malignancy was 39 years which shows involvement of younger generation. these findings should help surgeons and pathologists for more accurate diagnosis,management and treatment.