title: Salivary gland malignancies - an update on current management for oral healthcare practitioners.
abstract: Salivary gland tumours represent a diverse range of tumours with many histological subtypes which occur in major and minor salivary glands. The management of these tumours is complex owing to their heterogeneity. Surgery together with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy remains the treatment strategy for these tumours. The aim of this review is to examine the current management of these tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Torbay Hospital, Torquay, UK. ben.green4@nhs.net, benchrisgreen@yahoo.co.uk.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Green
authors.affiliation: Department of Histopathology, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rahimi
authors.affiliation: Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Queen Alexandra Hospital, Portsmouth, UK.
authors.forename: P A
authors.initials: PA
authors.lastname: Brennan
mesh_terms: D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D006801:Humans; D009333:Neck / Q000601:surgery; D010307:Parotid Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D013362:Sublingual Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy; D013365:Submandibular Gland Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy
keywords: carcinoma; management; radiotherapy; salivary gland; surgery