Malignant tumors of the minor salivary glands. Retrospective study on 59 cases.
Minor salivary glands cancer account for 2-4% of head and neck cancer, 10% of all oral cavity cancer and 15-23% of all salivary glands cancer (1). There is a remarkable variation in clinical presentation, behavior and histology of those neoplasms. The incidence of malignancy is around 52-60% (2-4) Several classifications of salivary gland tumors have been presented, but for the present study we have utilized the WHO classification of 1992 (5). We present the results of a review of our experience with those malignancies, considering prognostic factors as histopathology, tumor grade, clinical staging, age and sex, primary location, regional and distant metastasis.
González Lagunas
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Servicio de Cirugía Oral y Maxilofacial, Hospital Universitario Vall d'Hebron, Barcelona, España. gonzalez@gnation.com
Rodado
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Raspall
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Bermejo
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Huguet
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Giralt
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D018262:Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D018277:Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012470:Salivary Glands, Minor / Q000473:pathology*; D012737:Sex Factors; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D016019:Survival Analysis