Most common malignant tumor of salivary glands: (A) Pleomorphic adenoma, (B) Wahin tumor, (C) Adenoid cystic carcinoma, (D) Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
Answer is D. BENIGN MALIGNANT Pleomorphic adenoma(50%) Mucoepidermoid carcinoma(15%) Wahin tumor(5%) Acinic cell carcinoma (6%) Oncocytoma(2%) Adenocarcinoma NOS(6%) Cystadenoma(2%) Adenoid cystic carcinoma(4%) Basal cell adenoma(2%) Malignant mixed tumor(3%) TEXT BOOK OF ROBINS BASIC PATHOLOGY NINTH EDITION PAGE.556