Tuberculosis of major salivary glands: report of a 7-year experience in Tehran, Iran.

摘要

Tuberculosis (TB) of major salivary glands (MSG) is a rare clinical entity with less than 50 cases of parotid and about five cases of submandibular gland involvement reported so far. Herein, we report the prevalence of MSG tuberculosis in our 7-year experience of MSG masses. Between 1996 and 2003, a total of 164 patients (83 male, 81 female) were admitted to Imam Khomeini and Amiralam hospitals, two referral centers in Tehran, Iran, with a diagnosis of MSG mass. The mean age of patients was 40.9 (range 4-85) years.