Salivary gland tumors: A 20-year review of clinical diagnostic accuracy at a single center

• Published in: Oncology letters Vol. 7; no. 2; pp. 583 - 587
• Main Authors: LEE, WEI-HAN, TSENG, TE-MING, HSU, HSIN-TE, LEE, FEI-PENG, HUNG, SHIH-HAN, CHEN, PO-YUEH
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Greece D.A. Spandidos 01.02.2014; Spandidos Publications; Spandidos Publications UK Ltd
• Subjects: Accuracy; Care and treatment; Cellular biology; Clinical medicine; Diagnosis; diagnostic accuracy; Histology; Hospitals; malignancy; Medical diagnosis; Medical imaging; NMR; Nuclear magnetic resonance; Oncology; Oral cancer; Pathology; Patient assessment; salivary gland neoplasm; Salivary gland tumors; Studies; Surgery; Tumors; Taiwan; malignancy; diagnostic accuracy; salivary gland neoplasm

Obtaining reliable pre-operative diagnosis is crucial in planning treatment for patients with salivary gland tumors. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the accuracy of pre-operative clinical diagnosis of salivary gland tumors managed at a single tertiary university hospital over a period of 2...