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Submaxillary gland tumors
Author(s) -
Rafla S.
Publication year - 1970
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(197010)26:4<821::aid-cncr2820260414>3.0.co;2-1
Subject(s) - medicine , submaxillary gland , pleomorphic adenoma , radiation therapy , salivary gland , radioresistance , pathology , natural history , submandibular gland , surgery
Thirty‐five submaxillary gland tumors are reviewed; 13 are pleomorphic adenomas (or benign mixed tumors), and the remaining 22 are distributed among the different forms of malignant salivary tumors the natural history of benign, as well as malignant tumors, is discussed the relationship between the routes of spread of malignant tumors and the anatomy of the submaxillary gland is elaborated. Results of treatment are discussed and while those of pleomorphic adenomas are satisfactory with only one recurrence (of 13 tumors), those of malignant tumors are rather disappointing with only one survival free of disease out of 12 patients followed for 5 years the response of these tumors to radiotherapy is evaluated; they are not as radioresistant as widely claimed. Preoperative radiotherapy followed by surgical excision is recommended as the treatment of choice for malignant tumors.