The role of radiotherapy in the management of salivary gland carcinomas

Epithelial salivary gland tumours. An immunohistological and prognostic investigation

“…The present study confirmed that status of surgical margins was an important independent predictor of both survival and locoregional control (VI, Fu et al 1977, Tran et al 1986, O'Brien et al 1986, Kane et al 1991, Shingaki et al 1992, Poulsen et al 1992,Teshima et a1 1993, Anderson et al 1995, Malata et al 1997. Only free surgical margins were of importance for survival, whereas locoregional control was related to the amount of tumour left at surgery (VI).…”

Boron neutron capture therapy for papillary cystadenocarcinoma in the upper lip: A case report

“…In general, malignant salivary gland tumors are considered to be radio-resistant, and radical surgery is the first treatment of choice 11 . BNCT is a tumorselective, high LET radiation therapy with relatively high biological effect, therefore it should work well even for radio-insensitive tumors, compared with low LET radiation therapy using photons 8 .…”

The treatment of oral cancer: an overview for dental professionals

“…Survival rates have also been reported to improve as the relative risk of cancer‐related deaths and deaths from any cause in those treated by surgery alone are 2.21 and 1.67 times greater than that receiving adjuvant radiotherapy for head and neck SCCs 37 . Despite this, disease‐free survival rates were not significantly improved with the use of adjuvant radiotherapy but determined by crucial factors such as positive surgical margins and presence of lymph node metastasis which indicate a high risk of locoregional recurrence and/or systemic metastasis 36,38–42 …”