Table 3.

Diagnosis by histology

Histological diagnosis	Frequency
Pleomorphic adenoma	104 (51.7%)
Warthin’s tumour	46 (22.9%)
Carcinoma	27 (13.4%)
Other	4 (2.0%)
Benign squamous cyst	3 (1.5%)
Lymphoma	3 (1.5%)
Metastasis	3 (1.5%)
Non-specific inflammation	3 (1.5%)
Inconclusive	2 (1.0%)
Lymphoepithelial cyst	2 (1.0%)
Basal cell adenoma	1 (0.5%)
Lipoma	1 (0.5%)
Salivary gland retention duct	1 (0.5%)
No abnormalities detected	1 (0.5%)