Javiera Rehbein; Francisca Becerra; Alejandra Fernández; Sven Niklander; Maureen Marshall & Alfredo Esguep
Summary
Globally, information about the maxillofacial malignant tumors affecting children is limited. Most reported data consists mainly of studies in the adult population. Malignant neoplasms arising from odontogenic apparatus and salivary glands are lesions that frequently can affect children. Malignant odontogenic tumors are extremely rare entities, corresponding to less than 5 % of all odontogenic tumors. Odontogenic sarcomas, although they are rare, correspond to the most common malignant odontogenic tumors in childhood. Malignant salivary gland neoplasms correspond to 35–60 % of tumors of salivary glands during childhood and the most common of these is mucoepidermoid carcinoma. In general, the prognosis of these entities is positive especially when there is a timely diagnosis. Despite the low frequency presented by this group of diseases, the fact remains that it is necessary to know precisely what the originating oral tissues are which can cause malignancies in children and have a brief reference differential between them.
KEY WORDS: neoplasias, pediatrics, odontogenic cancer.
How to cite this article
REHBEIN, J.; BECERRA, F.; FERNÁNDEZ, A.; NIKLANDER, S.; MARSHALL, M. & ESGUEP, A. Maxillofacial cancer in children: Part II malignant odontogenic and salivary gland tumors. Int. J. Odontostomat., 10(2):277-282, 2016.