Prognostic factors in patients with minor salivary gland carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx.

Background: This study was performed to define prognostic factors and management of minor salivary gland carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx .

Methods: Retrospective analyses of patients with salivary gland carcinoma of the oral cavity or oropharynx, treated in 1989 to 2006. Statistics included univariate analyses to identify prognostic factors associated with disease-free survival (DFS) and disease-specific survival.