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1747227

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
11
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-1-23
pubmed:abstractText
We performed a retrospective review of 178 previously untreated patients with primary malignant neoplasms of the parotid gland treated at our institution between 1960 and 1985. Patients were followed up for a median of 7.5 years. Fifty-nine percent underwent surgery alone, and 40% underwent surgery and radiation therapy. Univariate and multivariate analyses established the prognostic influence of cancer stage, cancer grade, histologic type, presence of lymphatic invasion, perineural invasion, tumor size, extension beyond the parotid gland fascia, cervical adenopathy, quality of margins, and patient age and gender. Survival was influenced most by tumor grade, tumor size, presence of positive cervical lymph nodes, and facial nerve invasion. The risk of local-regional recurrence was most affected by cervical adenopathy and tumor size. Distant metastases were predicted by tumor grade and size. At last contact, 39% of patients were alive and free of disease, while 26% had died of the disease. We analyzed the optimal surgical procedure and the rationale for the selection of combined treatment.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Nov
pubmed:issn
0886-4470
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
117
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1251-6
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-3-28
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1991
pubmed:articleTitle
Prognostic variables in parotid gland cancer.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Head and Neck Surgery, University of Texas, M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston 77030.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article