title: Pediatric Salivary Gland Malignancies.
abstract: Pediatric malignant salivary gland tumors are extremely rare. The percentage of malignant tumors is higher than that seen in adults, although the outcomes in terms of survival are better in pediatric patients. The mainstay of treatment is surgical excision with negative margins. This article reviews current concepts in demographics, etiology, management, and outcomes of malignant salivary tumors in children.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Baltimore College of Dental Surgery, University of Maryland and the Greenbaum Cancer Institute, Suite 1402, 650, West Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201, USA. Electronic address: rord@umm.edu.
authors.forename: Robert A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Ord
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, University of Tennessee Medical Center, 1930 Alcoa Highway, Suite 335, Knoxville, Tennessee 37920, USA.
authors.forename: Eric R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D001706:Biopsy; D002648:Child; D003952:Diagnostic Imaging; D006801:Humans; D019647:Oral Surgical Procedures; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*
keywords: Mucoepidermoid carcinoma; Parotid gland tumors; Pediatric malignant salivary gland tumors