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Podcast: Mayo Clinic Talks
Episode: Parotid Gland Tumors
Description: Host: Darryl S. Chutka, M.D.
Guest: Eric J. Moore, M.D.
Salivary gland tumors can be benign or malignant, as well as primary or metastatic. Malignant salivary gland tumors usually present after the 6th decade, whereas benign lesions tend to occur a bit earlier, usually in the 4th to 5th decades. An interesting statistic is that the vast majority of salivary gland tumors occur in the parotid, only about 10% occur in the submandibular salivary gland and less than 4% in the minor salivary glands. Fortunately, most parotid tumors are benign. Previous radiation as well as...