[Clinical analysis of 38 patients with cephalic and cervical adenoid cystic carcinoma].
OBJECTIVE
To assess the clinical features and the treatment result of cephalic and cervical adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC).


METHODS
A retrospective analysis was performed on 38 patients with cephalic and cervical ACC by their clinical manifestation, the therapy and follow-up results.


RESULTS
We had 38 patients of operation. All patients followed up from 3 years to 13 years. The overall 3-year survival rate of patients was 71.1%, the overall 5-year survival rate of patients was 63.2%.


CONCLUSIONS
Cephalic and cervical ACC is not easy to exact diagnosis in early stage. It progresses slowly. It also has the tendency of recurrence and cancerous metastasis. Thus it, is necessary to do both thorough surgery.
Department of Otolaryngology, the Second Teaching Hospital, Fujian Medical University, Quanzhou, 362000, China. fezjj@sina.com
Jiaji
J
Zhu
Yuming
Y
Hong
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate; D055815:Young Adult