Biology and management of salivary gland cancers

DJ Adelstein, SA Koyfman, AK El-Naggar… - Seminars in radiation …, 2012 - Elsevier
The salivary gland cancers are uncommon neoplasms of the head and neck, which exhibit
considerable pathologic, biological, and clinical diversity. Surgical resection, often with …

Salivary mucoepidermoid carcinoma revisited

A Coca-Pelaz, JP Rodrigo, A Triantafyllou… - European Archives of …, 2015 - Springer
Clinicopathological features, prognosis and therapeutic strategies for mucoepidermoid
carcinoma originating in salivary and salivary-type glands of the head and neck are …

Management of salivary gland tumours: United Kingdom national multidisciplinary guidelines

S Sood, M McGurk, F Vaz - The journal of Laryngology & otology, 2016 - cambridge.org
This is the official guideline endorsed by the specialty associations involved in the care of
head and neck cancer patients in the UK. Salivary gland tumours are rare and have very …

Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a population‐level analysis of 2400 patients

MM Chen, SA Roman, JA Sosa, BL Judson - Head & neck, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Background Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is an uncommon malignancy. To the best of
our knowledge, this is the largest study investigating disease‐specific survival (DSS) of …

Critical appraisal of histologic grading for mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary gland: is an objective prognostic 2-tiered grading system possible?

B Xu, B Alzumaili, KC Furlan, GH Martinez… - The American Journal …, 2023 - journals.lww.com
Multiple 3-tiered grading systems exist for mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC), leading to
controversial results on the frequency and prognostic values of each grade. We aimed to …

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland: a National Cancer Database study

K Rajasekaran, V Stubbs, J Chen, P Yalamanchi… - American Journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
Objective To describe the demographics, tumor characteristics, and prognostic features of
mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the parotid gland. Materials and methods A retrospective …

Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary glands: A French Network of Rare Head and Neck Tumors (REFCOR) prospective study of 292 cases

LS Dahan, R Giorgi, S Vergez, LLT de Gabory… - European Journal of …, 2021 - Elsevier
Background To describe the characteristics of the largest European study of MEC of salivary
glands and to determine the prognostic factors for overall and disease free survival. Patients …

A predictive nomogram for recurrence of carcinoma of the major salivary glands

S Ali, FL Palmer, C Yu, M DiLorenzo… - … –Head & Neck …, 2013 - jamanetwork.com
Importance This nomogram quantifies the risk of recurrence in patients with carcinoma of the
major salivary glands. It may facilitate patient counseling on prognosis and may help guide …

Prognostic factors in primary salivary gland mucoepidermoid carcinoma: an analysis of 376 cases in an Eastern Chinese population

S Liu, A Ow, M Ruan, W Yang, C Zhang… - International journal of …, 2014 - Elsevier
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) is an infrequent malignant neoplasm that originates most
commonly in the salivary glands. The present study aimed to provide new information on …

Results of a combination treatment with intensity modulated radiotherapy and active raster-scanning carbon ion boost for adenoid cystic carcinoma of the minor …

S Akbaba, D Ahmed, K Lang, T Held, M Mattke… - Oral Oncology, 2019 - Elsevier
Objectives We aimed to present the first clinical results for adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC)
of the nasopharynx after primary radiotherapy (RT) with the focus on local control (LC) and …