eng Oriental Scientific Publishing Company Biomedical and Pharmacology Journal 0974-6242 2015-03-15 8 March Spl Edition 61 64 2294 article Nader Saki 1 Soheila Nikakhlagh 1 Abolfazl Shiravi khoozani 2 Associated professor of otolaryngology, head and neck surgery. Hearing and Speech Research center, Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Medical Student, Hearing and Speech Research center , Ahvaz Jundishapur University of Medical Sciences, Ahvaz, Iran Salivary gland tumors are uncommon, corresponding to approximately 3% of neoplasm of the head and neck region. The parotid gland is the most common site of major salivary gland tumors. This retrospective study was conducted to define the relationship of between existences of the parotid tumors with gender of patients as well as review of literature. Data were collected from the records of total 204 patient files (101 male and 103 female) with including history of having parotid tumor (benign and malignant), that admitted in ENT Department of Imam Khomeini and Apadana Private Hospitals between September 1993 and March 2008. The analyzed characteristics include gender and age of patient, anatomical location and type the parotid tumors. Of the 204 patients who underwent parotidectomy, 176 (86.3%), 23 (11.3 %) had benign tumors in male and female. 15 in male (7.5%) and 8 in female (4.02%) had malignant tumors, and 5 had chronic inflammatory disease (2.4%). The overall frequency of the benign and malignant tumors in Southwest region of Iran is the highest, which was similar to international findings. https://biomedpharmajournal.org/vol8marchspledition/fifty-years-experiences-in-tumors-of-parotid-glands-and-the-analysis-of-204-cases/ Parotid Tumor age sex pathology Ahvaz