Managing malignant sublingual gland tumors: a single institution experience with 23 patients

• Published in: BMC cancer Vol. 24; no. 1; pp. 1135 - 10
• Main Authors: Zhang, Shi-Long, Wu, Zhou-Yang, Fan, Ren-Xiu, Jia, Jun, Yu, Zi-Li
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England BioMed Central Ltd 11.09.2024; BioMed Central; BMC
• Subjects: Adenoid; Adult; Aged; Brachytherapy; Cancer; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic - diagnosis; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic - pathology; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic - surgery; Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic - therapy; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - pathology; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - surgery; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - therapy; Cardiovascular disease; Care and treatment; Cervical carcinoma; Diagnosis; Dissection; Exocrine glands; Female; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Lymph nodes; Lymphatic system; Lymphoma; Lymphomas; Male; Malignancy; Maxillofacial; Maxillofacial surgery; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; Metastasis; Middle Aged; Mucosal-associated lymphoid tissue; Pathological types; Pathology; Patients; Plastic Surgery Procedures - methods; Primary malignant sublingual gland tumors; Prognosis; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy; Reconstructive surgery; Retrospective Studies; Salivary gland; Salivary gland tumors; Soft tissue reconstruction; Sublingual Gland Neoplasms - pathology; Sublingual Gland Neoplasms - therapy; Surgical excision prognosis; Tongue; Tumors; Young Adult; China; Primary malignant sublingual gland tumors; Soft tissue reconstruction; Pathological types; Surgical excision prognosis

Due to the relative rarity of malignant sublingual gland tumors, diagnosing and treating them clinically pose challenges. Hence, there's a need to explore the pathological types, characteristics, treatment methods, and prognosis of primary malignant tumors of the sublingual gland to improve our...