Minor salivary gland tumors of the head and neck—Memorial Sloan Kettering experience: Incidence and outcomes by site and histological type

• Published in: Cancer Vol. 125; no. 19; pp. 3354 - 3366
• Main Authors: Hay, Ashley J., Migliacci, Jocelyn, Karassawa Zanoni, Daniella, McGill, Marlena, Patel, Snehal, Ganly, Ian
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Wiley Subscription Services, Inc 01.10.2019
• Subjects: Adenocarcinoma; Adenoid; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cancer; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - epidemiology; Carcinoma, Mucoepidermoid - pathology; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Head & neck cancer; Head and neck; head and neck cancer; Head and neck carcinoma; Humans; Incidence; Larynx; Male; Margins of Excision; Mathematical analysis; Middle Aged; minor salivary gland carcinoma; Multivariate analysis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - epidemiology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - pathology; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local - prevention & control; Neoplasm Staging; Oncology; Oral cancer; Oral cavity; Oropharynx; outcomes; Pathology; Patients; prediction; Prognosis; Radiation therapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Regression analysis; Retrospective Studies; Salivary gland; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - epidemiology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - pathology; Salivary Gland Neoplasms - therapy; Salivary glands; Salivary Glands, Minor - pathology; Salivary Glands, Minor - radiation effects; Salivary Glands, Minor - surgery; Statistical analysis; Survival; Survival Rate; Trachea; Tumors; United States - epidemiology; Variables; Young Adult; United States; prediction; head and neck cancer; minor salivary gland carcinoma; outcomes; survival

Background Minor salivary gland carcinomas of the head and neck are rare cancers with variable clinical behavior. This study explored the incidence, pathology, clinical behavior, and factors predictive of outcomes in a large cohort of patients treated at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center over a...