Locally advanced stage high-grade mucoepidermoid carcinoma of salivary gland in a 9-year-old girl: the controversy of adjuvant therapy
oleh: Olga Micol Martínez, Elena Daghoum Dorado, María Dolores Amorós García, María Isabel Oviedo Ramírez, Isabel de la Fuente Muñoz, Jose Luis Fuster Soler
| Format: | Article |
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| Diterbitkan: | SAGE Publishing 2016-10-01 |
Deskripsi
Malignant salivary gland tumors are rare in children, mostly represented by low-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomas. For these patients, long-term survival rates above 95% are reported after surgical resection. Here we report a case of a 9-year-old girl with a high grade locally advanced mucoepidermoid carcinoma undergoing adjuvant radiotherapy and chemotherapy after surgery. We emphasize the controversy and lack of evidence-based indication for these highly toxic adjuvant therapy modalities in children.