[Rare palate tumors: treatment and results]

8 patients (7 male and 1 female) treated between 1991-1998 in Szczecin centre due to the tumours different than carcinoma planoepithelial of the palate were presented. Their age ranged from 30 to 81 years. The dimension of the tumour ranged from 1 to 5 cm. The diagnosis of those tumours was: adenoid cystic carcinoma--2 cases, rare (unnamed) tumour of low malignancy probably of salivary gland origin--1 case, cystis lined with cylindrical epithelium--1 case. 7/8 patients were treated by surgery and in 3 cases RTG therapy followed surgery. One patient refused the treatment. 6/8 patients are alive. One patient died 2 years after surgery. There is no information about the one, who wasn't operated on. 3 patients remain without complains. 3 developed rhinolalia aperta and one from them (following RTG therapy) complain of dryness in the oral cavity. None from the operated on reports any swallowing problems.