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15598579

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
1
pubmed:dateCreated
2004-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
In this retrospective study we analyzed our experience with mucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC) of the salivary glands and compared our results with those reported in the literature. A total of 42 patients were treated between January 1983 and December 2002 at the Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hanover Medical School. Thirty-three tumors were classified as low grade carcinomas, 9 tumors as high grade carcinomas. Tumor sites were the parotid gland in 11 cases, sublingual and submandibular gland in 6 cases, oral cavity and oropharynx in 22 cases and nasal cavity and maxillary sinus in 3 cases. There were 23 T1-, 6 T2-, 5 T3- and 8 T4-tumors with 35 N0-, 5 N1- and 2 N2-necks, all M0 at presentation. Resection remained incomplete for 9 patients. Six patients received postoperative radiation. Overall survival rates, overall local control rates and overall regional control rates at 5 and 10 years were 79.1% and 65.5%, 89.1% and 80.8%, 92.3% and 87.7%. None of our patients developed distant failure. Grade, stage and margin status significantly influenced prognosis. MEC is a rare tumor entity and should be treated in specialist centres within randomised prospective multicentric trials.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jan
pubmed:issn
1368-8375
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
41
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
3-10
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands--clinical review of 42 cases.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Hanover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Strasse 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany. kokemueller.horst@web.de
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article