Epidemiology and treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the minor salivary glandsa meta-analytic study
- Natalia Martínez Rodríguez
- María Isabel Leco Berrocal
- Luis Jesús Rubio Alonso
- Óscar Arias Irimia
- José María Martínez González
ISSN: 1698-6946
Año de publicación: 2011
Volumen: 16
Número: 7
Páginas: 5
Tipo: Artículo
Otras publicaciones en: Medicina oral, patología oral y cirugía bucal. Ed. inglesa
Resumen
Objectives: To evaluate the epidemiological aspects of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) and to evaluate the different therapeutic possibilities as well as the percentage of survival. Study Design: A retrospective, meta-analytic, observational study was carried out by selecting a total of 13 articles, which provided a sample size of 263 cases of patients who had been diagnosed with ACC in the minor salivary glands. Results: ACC was found to be more common among women (56.5%) and the average age at diagnosis was 55.26 years old. The primary location of the tumor was in the palate in 57% of the cases, the predominant pattern being cribiform. The treatment of choice was therapy combined with surgery and radiotherapy in 62.7% of the subjects. The overall survival rate was 70.76% and 56.76%, at 5 and 10 years respectively. Conclusions: Early detection of adenoid cystic carcinoma is necessary in order to enable making an earlier prognosis and thus enable a better quality of life for the patient. © Medicina Oral S. L.