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→Oncocytoma of the salivary gland
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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*No risk of malignant transformation. | *No risk of malignant transformation. | ||
*~1% of all salivary gland tumours. | *Rare ~20 reported in literature.<ref>{{cite journal |author=Uzunkulaoğlu H, Yazici H, Can IH, Doğan S, Uzunkulaoğlu T |title=Bilateral oncocytoma in the parotid gland |journal=J Craniofac Surg |volume=23 |issue=3 |pages=e246–7 |year=2012 |month=May |pmid=22627459 |doi=10.1097/SCS.0b013e31824dfccd |url=}}</ref> | ||
*Thought to be ~1% of all salivary gland tumours. | |||
*Typical age: 60s-80s. | *Typical age: 60s-80s. | ||
*Associated with radiation exposure. | *Associated with radiation exposure. | ||