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Source: Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: August 23, 2024 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Salivary Gland Tumors / Treatment of Childhood Salivary Gland Tumors
Radical surgical removal is the treatment of choice for salivary gland tumors whenever possible, with additional use of radiation therapy for high-grade tumors or tumors that have invasive characteristics such as LNM, positive surgical margins, extracapsular extension, or perineural extension.[24,32,33]; [9][Level of evidence C1] Parotid gland tumors are removed with the aid of neurological monitoring to prevent damage to the facial nerve.
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