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Salivary Gland Adenoma

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Radiation Therapy of Benign Diseases

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There is very limited published experience using radiotherapy in addition to surgical excision for benign tumor of the salivary glands. Conclusions drawn in regard to local control and/or malignant transformation remain speculative. In the national survey, 73% of the radiation oncologists would not treat salivary gland adenomas.

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  1. The Johns Hopkins Hospital, 21205, Baltimore, MD, USA

    Stanley E. Order MD, ScD, FACR (Director Radiation Oncology)

  2. School of Medicine, Stanford University, 94305, Stanford, CA, USA

    Sarah S. Donaldson MD, FACR (Professor of Radiation Oncology)

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Order, S.E., Donaldson, S.S. (1990). Salivary Gland Adenoma. In: Radiation Therapy of Benign Diseases. Medical Radiology. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-97160-0_16

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