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Tumors of the minor salivary glands
Author(s) -
Fine Gerald,
Marshall Richard B.,
Horn Robert C.
Publication year - 1960
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(196007/08)13:4<653::aid-cncr2820130403>3.0.co;2-0
Subject(s) - medicine , salivary gland , minor salivary glands , minor (academic) , pathology , political science , law
Salivary gland tumors constitute 3% of all head and neck malignancies. Tumors of minor salivary gland constitute 9-23%. Minor salivary glands are distributed throughout the oral cavity and also in paranasal sinuses. Tumors of maxillary salivary glands are heterogeneous in nature, the etiology of which remains unclear.The aim of this study is to evaluate the surgical,surgical and radiotherapeutic outcome,recurrence and prognosis in patients with maxillary salivary glands tumors.