A retrospective multicenter study of sublingual gland carcinoma in Japan

  • Tsuyoshi Kojima
  • , Ryusuke Hori
  • , Shinzo Tanaka
  • , Hisanobu Tamaki
  • , Ryo Asato
  • , Morimasa Kitamura
  • , Ichiro Tateya
  • , Shogo Shinohara
  • , Shinji Takebayashi
  • , Toshiki Maetani
  • , Yoshiharu Kitani
  • , Yohei Kumabe
  • , Koji Ushiro
  • , Kazuyuki Ichimaru
  • , Keigo Honda
  • , Masanobu Mizuta
  • , Koichiro Yamada
  • , Koichi Omori

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Abstract

Objective: Salivary gland carcinoma is rare among head and neck cancers. Sublingual gland carcinoma, a type of salivary gland carcinoma, is even rarer; therefore, the number of cases at a single institute is too small for sufficient evaluation of tumor characteristics. We conducted a multicenter, retrospective analysis of sublingual gland carcinomas in patients who visited 12 institutions associated with the Kyoto Hospital and Affiliated Facilities Head and Neck Clinical Oncology Group. Methods: Thirteen previously untreated patients who visited the institutions between 2006 and 2015 were enrolled. The overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates for all patients and by disease stage were analyzed. Statistical analyses were performed for all patients with respect to disease stage. Results: Eight of thirteen patients were diagnosed with adenoid cystic carcinoma on pathological study. A significant difference in OS rate was observed between patients with Stage I–III and Stage IV disease; however, the difference in DFS rate by disease stage was not significant. Conclusion: Stage IV disease was identified as a poor prognostic factor in patients with sublingual gland carcinoma. However, even patients with Stage I–III disease experienced relatively short DFS. Distant metastasis is a serious problem among patients with sublingual gland carcinoma.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)111-115
Number of pages5
JournalAuris Nasus Larynx
Volume47
Issue number1
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 02-2020
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Surgery
  • Otorhinolaryngology

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