This report analyzes 61 patients with mucoepidermoid carcinomas of the salivary gland treated by surgery alone or by surgery plus radiotherapy. Local control for all 61 patients at 5 and 10 years was achieved for 88.8 and 79.7% of the cases. Although the rate of positive surgical margin was higher in patients treated with surgery and radiotherapy (radiotherapy group) than in patients treated by surgery alone (surgery group), the local control rates of the two groups showed no statistically significant differences. There was no local recurrence in seven patients receiving post-operative radiotherapy above 55 Gy while there were three local relapses among 17 patients receiving 55 Gy or lower doses (P < 0.05). The 5- and 10-year actual survival rates were 73.4 and 63.3% respectively. Histopathologic subtype of mucoepidermoid carcinomas correlated with regional lymph node involvement and survival. There were no differences in the local control and survival rates of patients with major salivary gland tumors and patients with minor salivary gland tumors. Radiotherapy using 55 Gy or more combined with operation achieved local control and survival rates comparable with complete resection of tumors even if a positive surgical margin was more frequent in the radiotherapy groups.
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