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Intraoral adenoid cystic carcinoma: The role of postoperative radiotherapy in local control
Author(s) -
Van Waal Jacqueline E. Der,
Snow Gordon B.,
Karim Abul B. M. F.,
Waal Isaac Van Der
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880110604
Subject(s) - adenoid cystic carcinoma , medicine , radiation therapy , adenoid , radiology , carcinoma , general surgery , surgery
Fourteen cases of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) of the intraoral salivary glands with positive surgical margins have been reviewed in order to determine the role of postoperative radiotherapy in local control. Since local control was obtained in all patients, postoperative radiotherapy seems an adequate treatment to deal with the problem of positive surgical margins at the microscopic level, in cases of intraoral ACC, making additional surgical treatment redundant.