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Salivary gland tumours exhibit diverse biological and clinical behaviours ranging from a benign, innocuous nature to highly aggressive tumours, with a great tendency for recurrence, and poor prognosis. Advances in therapeutic modalities have also been limited. This systematic review aims to uncover the differential expression and influence of SOX2, OCT4, and NANOG in salivary gland malignancies. This could help the stratification of high-risk patients and the identification of newer prognostic and predictive remedial targets.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>PubMed, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Clinical key databases were searched for relevant articles, and studies that met the eligibility criteria were selected.<\/jats:p>\n<\/jats:sec>\n<jats:sec>\n<jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n<jats:p>Ten articles that fulfilled the eligibility criteria were included. 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