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Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland: Demographics and Comparative Analysis in U.S. Children and Adults with Future Perspective of Management.

Asad UllahJaffar KhanAbdul WaheedNabin Raj KarkiMya GoodbeeAbdul Qahar Khan YasinzaiBisma TareenAgha WaliKhaleel Ahmad KhanMuhammad Samsoor ZarakIsrar KhanAndrea Agualimpia GarciaAdil KhanMarjan KhanSana JogezaiJunaid AhmadLuis Velasquez ZarateNikhil G PatelNagla Abdel KarimSaleh Heneidi
Published in: Cancers (2022)
Mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary glands primarily affects Whites and is more aggressive in adults than in the pediatric population. Even with surgical resection, the overall survival is poor in the adult population as compared to its pediatric counterparts. Advanced age, larger tumor size, male sex, and lymph node invasion are associated with increased mortality.
Keyphrases
  • lymph node
  • young adults
  • cardiovascular events
  • neoadjuvant chemotherapy
  • current status
  • cell migration
  • risk factors
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • type diabetes
  • sentinel lymph node
  • radiation therapy
  • free survival