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Treatment of malignant tumors in the parotid glands
Author(s) -
Witten Jens,
Hybert Finn,
Hansen Hanne Sand
Publication year - 1990
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(19900601)65:11<2515::aid-cncr2820651121>3.0.co;2-b
Subject(s) - medicine , parotid gland , malignant disease , surgery , radiation therapy , disease , metastasis , carcinoma , salivary gland , radiology , pathology , cancer
This study is a review of 105 patients with histologically confirmed salivary gland carcinoma in the parotid glands. The patients were consecutively registered at the Radium Centre of Copenhagen from 1971 to 1980. The different treatment modalities of these patients are examined concerning recurrence and survival. Sixty‐two patients obtained local tumor control, 36 of them were in the group of patients treated with a combination of surgery and irradiation therapy. Twenty‐five patients developed distant metastasis, and six patients had disseminated disease at the time of diagnosis. The overall 5‐year crude survival in this report is 46%. Tumors of the parotid salivary glands must not be neglected, as early diagnosis and treatment are vital in order to achieve better results.