Which of the following increases the risk of salivary gland tumors?
Correct Answer: All of the above
Description: 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.
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