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Review of Salivary Gland Neoplasms
Joint Authors
Tsang, Raymond K. Y.
Wei, William I.
To, Victor Shing Howe
Chan, Jimmy Yu-Wai
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-6, 6 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-16
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
6
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Salivary gland tumours most often present as painless enlarging masses.
Most are located in the parotid glands and most are benign.
The principal hurdle in their management lies in the difficulty in distinguishing benign from malignant tumours.
Investigations such as fine needle aspiration cytology and MRI scans provide some useful information, but most cases will require surgical excision as a means of coming to a definitive diagnosis.
Benign tumours and early low-grade malignancies can be adequately treated with surgery alone, while more advanced and high-grade tumours with regional lymph node metastasis will require postoperative radiotherapy.
The role of chemotherapy remains largely palliative.
This paper highlights some of the more important aspects in the management of salivary gland tumours.
American Psychological Association (APA)
To, Victor Shing Howe& Chan, Jimmy Yu-Wai& Tsang, Raymond K. Y.& Wei, William I.. 2012. Review of Salivary Gland Neoplasms. ISRN Otolaryngology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505163
Modern Language Association (MLA)
To, Victor Shing Howe…[et al.]. Review of Salivary Gland Neoplasms. ISRN Otolaryngology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505163
American Medical Association (AMA)
To, Victor Shing Howe& Chan, Jimmy Yu-Wai& Tsang, Raymond K. Y.& Wei, William I.. Review of Salivary Gland Neoplasms. ISRN Otolaryngology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-6.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-505163
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-505163