Salivary gland neoplasm

Salivary gland cancer is a cancer that forms in tissues of a salivary gland. The salivary glands can be called major and minor.Laramore GE, Krall JM, Griffin TW, Duncan W, Richter MP, Saroja KR, Maor MH, Davis LW. Neutron versus photon irradiation for unresectable salivary gland tumors: final report of an RTOG-MRC randomized clinical trial. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys. 1993 Sep 30;27(2):235-40.Krüll A, Schwarz R, Engenhart R, et al.: European results in neutron therapy of malignant salivary gland tumors. Bull Cancer Radiother 83 (Suppl): 125-9s, 1996 The major salivary glands consist of the parotid, submandibular, and sublingual glands. The minor glands include small mucus-secreting glands located throughout the palate, nasal and oral cavity.Shah, p. 240 Salivary gland cancer is rare, with 2% of head and neck tumors forming in the salivary glands, the majority in the parotid.Harari, p. 89

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