Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A population‐level analysis of 2400 patients
Chen MM, Roman SA, Sosa JA, Judson BL. Histologic grade as prognostic indicator for mucoepidermoid carcinoma: A population‐level analysis of 2400 patients. Head & Neck 2013, 36: 158-163. PMID: 23765800, DOI: 10.1002/hed.23256.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaDisease-specific survivalMucoepidermoid carcinomaNodal metastasisFive-year DSS ratesIntermediate-grade mucoepidermoid carcinomaEnd Results (SEER) databaseNegative prognostic factorParotid mucoepidermoid carcinomaHigh gradeFirst population-level studyExtraparenchymal extensionDSS ratesPatient ageUncommon malignancyPrognostic factorsDistant metastasisResults databaseTumor sizeHistologic gradePrognostic indicatorLevel IParotid glandMetastasisLarger study