Tumours of the salivary glands, with their after-history

Abstract

TUMOURS OF THE SALIVARY GLANDS, WITH THEIR AFTER-HISTORY. '131-R . KENSOX, L n I I~I ' O O I . S \LIT 1itx7-0~ I Z U turnours, though not of frequent occurrence, sliare with sebaceous c? s t s and gcinglion a peculiar power t o elicit in their possessors a morbid delight in their I'reience, svitli its attendant self-pity. This, with the luxury of an ever-sympathetic group of friends, makes them hlind to tlic hideousness of their deformity and deaf t o thc warnings of the profession as t o the ultimate outcome of this silent death. The knowledge of siirqical failures, in patient and doctor alike, has meakened the demand for treatment : and tlie object of this research was t o inlrestigate the after-history, causes of recurrence, and the pathologiral natnre of salivary turnours, and to demonstrate that, in tlic majority o f cases, snrqerj-can cure.The rnaterial consistctl of 12 6 cases of parotid tuniours and 1 3 cases of mbniaxillary tumours, collected from the Thompson Yates l'atholoqrical IAmratory and the record-, ctc-. "abes.

Tumours of salivary tissue

“…Other less common tumours to mention only a few, include neurofibroma (McFarland, 1926;Wheelock and Madden, 1949), lipomata (Dockerty and Mayo, 1942), rhabdomyomata (Prudden, 1883;Wood, 1904), leiomyomata (Wheelock and Madden, 1949), angiomata (McFarland, 1926;Wheelock and Madden, 1949), lymphangiomata (Kennon, 1921;Wheelock and Madden, 1949), and malignant melanomata (Rodriguez, 1890;Gilis and Godlewski, 1905;Haggard, 1919). Haemangiomata, however, deserve brief comment.…”

“…The term 'mixed tumour' dates from Minssen's review in 1874. Many authors have reviewed the literature since Wood (1904), notable reviews being by Wilson andWillis (1912), Heineke (1913), Kennon (1921), and McFarland on numerous occasions (1926,1933,1936,1942,1943). Fick (1909) and Patey (1930) rightly suggest that the confusion over terminology is due to the dispute as to its aetiology.…”