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Treatment Options for Low-Grade Stage II Major Salivary Gland Tumors
Source: Salivary Gland Cancer Treatment (PDQ®)–Health Professional Version, National Cancer Institute.
Source updated: May 13, 2025 · Captured 2026-09-09.
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Context: Treatment of Stage II Major Salivary Gland Cancer
Treatment options for low-grade stage II major salivary gland tumors include:
Surgery alone or with postoperative radiation therapy, if indicated, is appropriate.[1,2]
Chemotherapy should be considered in special circumstances, such as when radiation therapy or surgery is refused.
Low-grade stage II tumors of the salivary gland may be cured with surgery alone.[3-5] Radiation therapy may be used as primary treatment for tumors for in which resection involves a significant cosmetic or functional deficit or as an adjuvant to surgery when positive margins are present.[6]
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