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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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Perineural invasion can occur, particularly in high-grade adenoid cystic carcinoma, and should be specifically identified and treated.[20] Radiation therapy may increase the chance of local control and increase the survival of patients when adequate margins cannot be achieved.[21][Level of evidence C2] Unresectable or recurrent tumors may respond to chemotherapy.[22-24] Fast neutron-beam radiation therapy or accelerated hyperfractionated photon-beam schedules have been effective in the treatment of inoperable, unresectable, and recurrent tumors.[25-27]
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