FREQUENCY OF MALIGNANCY IN PATIENTS PRESENTING WITH PAROTID SWELLING.

Objective: To determine the frequency of malignancy in patients presented with Parotid swelling. Material and Methods: This study was conducted in Otolaryngology department, Khyber Teaching Hospital, Peshawar, Pakistan from January 2018 to December 2019. One-twenty six Patients of age 18 to 68 years with Parotid swelling were included. Patients with history of Parotid surgery and inflammatory conditions were excluded. Results: Out of 126 patients, males were 76 (60.31%) and females 50 (39.69%). Malignancy in male patients was 20 (15.87%) as compared to females which was 13 (10.32%). Conclusion: Malignancy was found in 10-15% of patients who presented with Parotid swelling which necessitates biopsy in all such patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]