Table 11.
Site-wise distribution of benign tumours of oral cavity and oropharynx
Site-wise distribution of benign tumours | Lip | Tongue | Buccal mucosa | Gingiva | Hard palate | Soft palate | Tonsil | Retro molar trigone | Vallecula | Posterior pharyngeal wall | Total |
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Squamous papilloma | 1 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 5 |
Fibroma | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Pyogenic granuloma | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 |
Myoepithelioma | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Total | 2 | 3 | – | 7 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 14 |