title: [Salivary gland cancer].
abstract: Till 1985, UICC had not developed the TNM-classification system of salivary gland cancer because of insufficiency of the number of cases. In this study, influences of various parameters such as age, sex, histological type, mobility of the tumors and facial nerve involvement were analyzed in a total of 354 cases of parotid gland cancer obtained by nationwide research. Furthermore, UICC classification system made in 1985 was assessed by application to these 354 cases.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging / Q000379:methods; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000145:classification* / Q000473:pathology