Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma of the Salivary Glands: A Review of 10 Years

A retrospective analysis was performed of 50 patients with adenoid cystic carcinoma who were seen in the Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa, in the past 10 years. There were 25 men and 25 women with a mean age of 52 years (age range, 21 to 88 years). Five patients had metastatic disease, and 17 had neural invasion. Thirty-four patients had surgery (11, complete; 23, microscopic residual). …