Most common salivary gland tumor in children:
High-Yield Explanation
The commonest benign tumor encountered is pleomorphic salivary adenoma accounting for approximately 30% of all pediatric salivary neoplasma. The majority occur within the parotid gland. Most common malignant tumor of salivary gland in childhood: Mucoeidermoid carcinoma, approximately 50% followed by acinic cell carcinoma (20%)