C Chou1, G Zhu, M Luo, G Xue. 1. Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Tiedao University College of Medicine, China.
Abstract
PURPOSE: This article reports the results of treatment of 7 histologic types of minor salivary gland carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Of 256 cases, local excision was used in 194, extended excision in 62, excision accompanied by neck dissection in 98, and surgery with adjunctive radiation therapy or chemotherapy in 101. Forty-five of the 98 neck dissection cases had cervical node metastases. RESULTS: Survival rates were analyzed for 233 patients. The 3-year survival rate was (167 of 215) (77.67%), the 5-year survival rate was 134 of 187 (71.76%), and the 10-year survival rate was 79 of 113 (69.91%). CONCLUSIONS: These data confirm that surgery is still the mode of choice in the treatment of minor salivary gland carcinoma, but a combination with radiation therapy or chemotherapy is advisable in some patients.
PURPOSE: This article reports the results of treatment of 7 histologic types of minor salivary gland carcinoma. PATIENTS AND METHODS: Of 256 cases, local excision was used in 194, extended excision in 62, excision accompanied by neck dissection in 98, and surgery with adjunctive radiation therapy or chemotherapy in 101. Forty-five of the 98 neck dissection cases had cervical node metastases. RESULTS: Survival rates were analyzed for 233 patients. The 3-year survival rate was (167 of 215) (77.67%), the 5-year survival rate was 134 of 187 (71.76%), and the 10-year survival rate was 79 of 113 (69.91%). CONCLUSIONS: These data confirm that surgery is still the mode of choice in the treatment of minor salivary gland carcinoma, but a combination with radiation therapy or chemotherapy is advisable in some patients.
Authors: Aaron W Pederson; Joseph K Salama; Daniel J Haraf; Mary Ellen Witt; Kerstin M Stenson; Louis Portugal; Tanguy Seiwert; Victoria M Villaflor; Ezra E W Cohen; Everett E Vokes; Elizabeth A Blair Journal: Head Neck Oncol Date: 2011-07-26