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Salivary gland malignancies – an update on current management for oral healthcare practitioners
Author(s) -
Green B,
Rahimi S,
Brennan PA
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oral diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.953
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 1601-0825
pISSN - 1354-523X
DOI - 10.1111/odi.12498
Subject(s) - salivary gland , medicine , radiation therapy , chemotherapy , pathology , intensive care medicine , oncology
Salivary gland tumours represent a diverse range of tumours with many histological subtypes which occur in major and minor salivary glands. The management of these tumours is complex owing to their heterogeneity. Surgery together with radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy remains the treatment strategy for these tumours. The aim of this review is to examine the current management of these tumours.