The Role of Radiation Therapy in Pediatric Mucoepidermoid Carcinomas of the Salivary Glands
OBJECTIVE To investigate the role of radiation therapy in rare salivary gland pediatricmucoepidermoid carcinoma (MEC). STUDY DESIGN A French multicenter retrospective study (level of evidence 4) of children/adolescents treated for MEC between 1980 and 2010 was conducted. RESULTS Median age of the 38 patients was 14 years. Parotid subsite, low-grade, and early primary stage tumors were encountered in 81%, 82%, ... إقراء المزيد