Most common salivary gland tumor in children:: (A) Lymphoma, (B) Adenoid cystic Ca, (C) Pleomorphic adenoma, (D) Mucoepidermoid Ca
Answer is C. 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%)