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Salivary gland cancers most commonly occur in the parotid gland followed by the submandibular and other minor salivary glands. The common histologies of malignant tumours are mucoepidermoid carcinoma, adenoid cystic carcinoma, acinic carcinoma and adenocarcinomas. The chapter aims in understanding how to evaluate a patient with carcinoma of the parotid. The factors that determine treatment and the sequencing are also discussed along with a comprehensive review on radiotherapy management.
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Anjali, V.R. (2020). Parotid Tumour. In: Mallick, S., Rath, G., Benson, R. (eds) Practical Radiation Oncology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-0073-2_37
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