The pathology of head and neck tumors: salivary glands, part 1.

The surgical pathology of the head and neck is perhaps the most demanding of all subdivisions of pathology. It is demanding both for the pathologist and for the head and neck surgeon--who, as a team, must provide optimal patient care. Beginning with this issue of HEAD & NECK SURGERY, a series will be presented dealing with the clinicopathologic aspects of head and neck tumors. The authors have chosen to begin with the salivary glands, and in this report they present a concept of histogenesis and classification as well as an analysis of (1) salivary-gland tumors in children, (2) the relationship between breast carcinoma and salivary-gland carcinoma, (3) the status of radiation induction of salivary-gland tumors, and (4) the clinicopathologic aspects of tumors of the salivary oncocyte.