title: [Salivary gland tumors in children].
abstract: Salivary gland tumors in children are rare: they correspond to 8-10% of head and neck pediatric tumors. Clinicians of all disciplines should be aware of this diagnosis in front of non-inflammatory mass of the parotid or in the territory of other salivary glands. In children, 50% of salivary gland tumors are malignant which contrasts with a 10-25% risk in adults. Epithelial tumors are the most common, mucoepidermoïd carcinomas of the parotid in particular. Surgery is the treatment of choice in epithelial tumors. Adjuvant radiotherapy may be indicated in case of unfavorable prognostic factors but must be balanced with the risk of radiation-induced growth defects and secondary cancer. The role of chemotherapy is limited in these tumors, but should be discussed in case of an inoperable or metastatic lesion.
authors.affiliation: University Nice Sophia-Antipolis, Anti Cancer Centre Antoine-Lacassagne, Department of Radiation Oncology/IBDC CNRS UMR 6543, 33, avenue Valombrose, 06189 Nice Cedex 2, France. jthariat@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Juliette
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thariat
authors.forename: Pierre-Olivier
authors.initials: PO
authors.lastname: Vedrine
authors.forename: Daniel
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Orbach
authors.forename: Pierre-Yves
authors.initials: PY
authors.lastname: Marcy
authors.forename: Cécile
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Badoual
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Butori
authors.forename: Natacha
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Teissier
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Toussaint
authors.forename: Laurent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Castillo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D035583:Rare Diseases / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000145:classification / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy