Carcinoma of the minor salivary glands: results of surgery and combined therapy.
OBJECTIVE
This article reports the results of treatment of 7 histologic types of minor salivary gland carcinoma.


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.
Chou
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Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Tiedao University College of Medicine, China.
Zhu
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Luo
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Xue
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D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D008949:Adenoma, Pleomorphic / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D018267:Carcinoma, Acinar Cell / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D018283:Cystadenocarcinoma, Papillary / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D037981:Neck Dissection; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D015996:Survival Rate