Nodal Metastasis in Major Salivary Gland Cancer

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1 August 2002

journal article
research article
Published by American Medical Association (AMA) in JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery

Vol. 128 (8) , 904-908
https://doi.org/10.1001/archotol.128.8.904

Abstract

MALIGNANT TUMORS of the salivary glands constitute approximately 1% to 3% of all head and neck malignancies and only 0.3% of all malignant neoplasms.¹ Because of their relative rarity, it is often hard to quantify survival and determine prognostic factors for these tumors. Most published studies reflect institutional experiences over the course of 2 or 3 decades, with relatively small overall sample sizes.

Keywords

NEOPLASMS
LYMPH NODE METASTASIS
MALIGNANT NEOPLASM OF SALIVARY GLAND
CANCER
PREDICTOR VARIABLE
SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA
TUMOR SIZE
FACIAL NERVE
LOGISTIC REGRESSION

This publication has 1 reference indexed in Scilit:

Major Salivary Gland Carcinoma: Descriptive Epidemiology and Survival of 498 Patients
JAMA Otolaryngology–Head & Neck Surgery, 1984