Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland

Mucoepidermoid Carcinoma of the Salivary Gland: Long Term Outcomes from a Tertiary Cancer Center in India: AbstractTo analyze the patterns of failure and factors affecting recurrence and overall survival in mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland. The hospital records were retrospectively analyzed from October 2010 to January 2016. Patients diagnosed as mucoepidermoid carcinoma of the salivary gland were eligible for analysis. All patients received surgery as the primary treatment modality with or without post operative radiotherapy. Statistical analysis for factors affecting recurrence was done by cox regression analysis andp value less than 0.05 was considered significant. A total of 116 patients were diagnosed to have malignant salivary gland tumors of which 69 were mucoepidermoid carcinomas (69.5%). The median age was 43  years (8–75 years). Majority of the tumors occurred in maj...