MALIGNANT SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS

Course overview

SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS ARE A RARE GROUP OF COMPLEX, HETEROGENOUS HISTOLOGIES THAT ARE LOCATED IN THE PAROTID GLAND, SUBMANDIBULAR GLAND, SUBLINGUAL GLAND, AND MINOR SALIVARY GLANDS OF THE UPPER AERODIGESTIVE TRACT. THIS DIVERSE GROUP OF MALIGNANT TUMORS HAS A WIDE RANGE OF ETIOLOGY, PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, TREATMENT, AND PROGNOSIS. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE EVALUATION AND TREATMENT OF MALIGNANT SALIVARY GLAND TUMORS AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN EVALUATING AND TREATING PATIENTS WITH THIS CONDITION.