Clinics Hospital of the Medical School of the University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil.

Clinical predictors of malignancy in palatal salivary gland tumors.

Published in Oral diseases

To establish a predictive clinical index of malignancy risk in palatal salivary gland tumors (PSGT). One hundred cases of PSGT were evaluated. Clinical data were retrieved from the patient's files. Representative clinical photographs of each tumor were evaluated to identify clinical features suggestive of a malignant tumor. Features significantly a...