title: The place of irradiation in the treatment of malignant tumors of the salivary glands.
abstract: 1. Radiation therapy is not indicated after surgical removal with adequate margins of low-grade tumor. 2. Radiation therapy is indicated with a) Inadequate surgical margins in low-grade tumors b) All high-grade tumors c) All recurrent malignant tumors 3. Irradiation of nerve pathways is indicated with demonstrated nerve and perineural invasion and/or with adenoicystic carcinoma. 4. Irradiation of the entire ipsilateral neck is indicated a) Wtih high-grade tumors unless radical neck dissection shows negative nodes b) In the place of radical neck dissection.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000517:prevention & control; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D013363:Submandibular Gland / Q000473:pathology