Which of the following increases the risk of salivary gland tumors?
Radiotherapy to head and neck
Exposure to silica dust
Early menarche and nulliparity
All of the above
ETIOLOGY OF SALIVERY GLAND TUMORS - Radiotherapy to head and neck (for mucoepidermoid carcinoma) - EBV infection (for lymphoepithelial carcinoma) - Exposure to silica, dust, nitrosamines - Increased risk in females with early menarche and nulliparity - Trisomy 5 in primary mucoepidermoid carcinoma of minor salivary glands. - Polysomy of 3 and 17 especially in adenoid cystic carcinoma.
Salivary Glands