Abstract
Background: This article reports the experience of our treatments of minor salivary gland carcinomas with different histological patterns and clinical stages. Methods: Form 1987 to 1994, 6 patients with minor salivary gland carcinoma were diagnosed and treated in our department. One patient presented with stage-I disease, four stage-II, and one stage-III disease. The treatment modalities of choice are surgery combined with postoperative radiotherapy. Results: Overall survival rates were 100% at 2 years, and 75% at 5 years. Only one patient with stage-III expired of local recurrence. Conclusion: The minor salivary gland carcinomas may be treated with satisfactory outcome, if they were early diagnosed.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 743-746 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Journal of the Otolaryngological Society of the Republic of China |
| Volume | 32 |
| Issue number | 6 |
| State | Published - 1997 |
| Externally published | Yes |
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Carcinoma
- Minor salivary gland
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