Chou C, Zhu G, Luo M, Xue G
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Shanghai Tiedao University College of Medicine, China.
J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 1996 Apr;54(4):448-53. doi: 10.1016/s0278-2391(96)90119-6.
This article reports the results of treatment of 7 histologic types of minor salivary gland carcinoma.
Of 256 cases, local excision was used in 194, extended excision in 62, excision accompanied by neck dissection in 98, and surgery with adjunctive radiation therapy or chemotherapy in 101. Forty-five of the 98 neck dissection cases had cervical node metastases.
Survival rates were analyzed for 233 patients. The 3-year survival rate was (167 of 215) (77.67%), the 5-year survival rate was 134 of 187 (71.76%), and the 10-year survival rate was 79 of 113 (69.91%).
These data confirm that surgery is still the mode of choice in the treatment of minor salivary gland carcinoma, but a combination with radiation therapy or chemotherapy is advisable in some patients.
