Minor salivary gland carcinomas of the mouth and oropharynx
Gregor, R.T.; Heng, B.B.
Journal of Otolaryngology 10(4): 267-272
1981
ISSN/ISBN: 0381-6605 PMID: 7299884 Document Number: 181037
Sixteen cases of minor salivary gland carcinomas of the mouth and oropharynx have been reviewed. During the 24 year period of the review, 170 cases of all malignancies were seen in these sites. The commonest salivary gland carcinoma was adenoid cystic carcinoma. The palate was the commonest site, and there was no sexual preference in incidence. The usual presentation was with pain, or a lump noticed by the patient in the 5th and 6th decade of life. The age distribution was wide, however, ranging from the 3rd to the 9th decade. Radiotherapy, surgery, or combined therapy gave equally variable results; however, surgical removal and high dose postoperative radiotherapy (over 6,700 rads) would appear to offer the best chance of cure in our cases.