Abstract
The authors investigated the association between cellular phone use and epithelial
parotid gland malignancy. The subjects were 136 cases who were treated for this condition
at the authors’ hospital from January 1993 to March 2010, and 2051 controls who did
not have salivary gland tumours and were admitted to the oral and maxillofacial surgery
department during the same period. Logistic analysis was used to examine the relationship
between cellular phone use and risk of epithelial parotid gland malignancy and mucoepidermoid
carcinoma. Overall, the frequency of cellular phone use was not significantly associated
with epithelial parotid gland malignancy. Female gender, advanced age, married status,
high income, and smoking were associated with an elevated risk of epithelial parotid
gland malignancy, especially mucoepidermoid carcinoma. Residence in a rural area was
associated with reduced risk of epithelial parotid gland malignancy. The results suggest
a possible dose–response relationship of cellular phone use with epithelial parotid
gland malignancy. The authors suggest that the association of cellular phone use and
epithelial parotid gland malignancy and mucoepidermoid carcinoma requires further
investigation with large prospective studies.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: April 07, 2011
Accepted:
March 4,
2011
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© 2011 International Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
