Extracapsular extension is not a significant prognostic indicator in non-squamous cancers of the major salivary glands
Cheraghlou S, Yu PK, Otremba MD, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Judson BL. Extracapsular extension is not a significant prognostic indicator in non-squamous cancers of the major salivary glands. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2018, 3: 5. PMID: 31093358, PMCID: PMC6460801, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-018-0032-x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSignificant prognostic indicatorPrognostic indicatorMajor salivary glandsAdverse featuresSalivary cancerPrognostic valueECE statusUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisAdditional adverse featuresCox survival regressionNode-positive cancersNon-squamous cancersPost-operative radiotherapyHigh-risk featuresSalivary glandsPositive surgical marginsKaplan-Meier analysisSquamous cell cancerSalivary gland cancerSCC patientsMucosal headWorse survivalImproved survivalSurgical marginsCell cancer