Parotid tumours at Jordan University Hospital

ABSTRACT

This is a retrospective study of 27 patients with parotid tumours treated surgically at the Jordan University Hospital during a four year period [May 1983 to April 1987]. There were 20 [74%] benign and seven [26%] malignant tumours. Pleomorphic adenoma, the most common of the tumours, was encountered in 15 patients. Of the malignant variety, mucoepidermoid carcinoma was found in three out of the seven cases. Although this study is small, we could observe the early age of onset and the high incidence of malignancy