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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]}Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Simrat Sarai, M.D. [2]

## Overview[edit | edit source]

Salivary gland tumor may be classified according to the World Health Organization into five groups: malignant epithelial tumors, benign epithelial tumors, soft tissue tumors, hematolymphoid tumors, and secondary tumors.[1]

## Classification[edit | edit source]

Due to diverse nature of salivary gland neoplasms, many different terms and classification systems have been used. The World Health Organization in 2004, classified salivary neoplasms as primary or secondary, benign or malignant, and also by tissue of origin. This system defines five broad categories of salivary gland neoplasms:[1]

### Malignant epithelial tumors[edit | edit source]

* Acinic cell carcinoma
* Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
* Adenoid cystic carcinoma
* Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma
* Epithelial-myoepithelial carcinoma
* Clear cell carcinoma, not otherwise specified
* Basal cell adenocarcinoma
* Sebaceous carcinoma
* Sebaceous lymphadenocarcinoma

* Cystadenocarcinoma
* Low-grade cribriform cystadenocarcinoma
* Mucinous adenocarcinoma
* Oncocytic carcinoma
* Salivary duct carcinoma
* Salivary duct carcinoma, not otherwise specified
* Adenocarcinoma, not otherwise specified
* Myoepithelial carcinoma
* Carcinoma ex pleomorphic adenoma
* Carcinosarcoma
* Metastasizing pleomorphic adenoma
* Squamous cell carcinoma
* Large cell carcinoma
* Lymphoepithelial carcinoma
* Sialoblastoma

### Benign epithelial tumors[edit | edit source]

* Pleomorphic adenoma
* Myoepithelioma
* Basal cell adenoma
* Warthin's tumor
* Oncocytoma
* Canalicular adenoma
* Lymphadenoma
* Sebaceous lymphadenoma
* Nonsebaceous lymphadenoma
* Ductal papilloma
* Inverted ductal papilloma
* Intraductal papilloma
* Sialadenoma papilliferum
* Cystadenoma

### Soft tissue tumors[edit | edit source]

* Hemangioma

### Hematolymphoid tumors[edit | edit source]

* Hodgkin lymphoma
* Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma
* Extranodal marginal zone B cell lymphoma

### Secondary tumors[edit | edit source]

Secondary tumor is a tumor which has metastasized to the salivary gland from a distant location.

### Tumors not included in the WHO classification above, include:[edit | edit source]

* Intraosseous (central) salivary gland tumors
* Hybrid tumors

Hybrid tumor is a tumor displaying combined forms of histologic tumor types.

* Hybrid carcinoma
* Others

* Others
* Keratocystoma
* Sialolipoma

## References[edit | edit source]

1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Salivary gland neoplasm. Wikipedia(2015) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salivary_gland_neoplasm Accessed on November 8, 2015

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