“…Studies from other African countries such as Uganda and Nigeria showed a similar relatively high malignancy ratio of 46.6 % and 53.3 % respectively ( Lawal et al, 2015 , Vuhahula, 2004 ). This finding contradicts accounts from other regions of the world such as the UK, Poland and Brazil which show a significantly lower ratio of malignant salivary gland tumours of 14 %, 29.7 %, 20.5 % respectively ( Gontarz et al, 2021 , Lawal et al, 2015 , Nascimento et al, 2020 ).…”