PLEOMORPHIC ADENOMA Most common salivary gland neoplasm. Age - 4 – 5 th decade. Male : Female = 1:1 Most commonly in parotid. Typically in tail of parotid.
Gross: Well circumscribed Encapsulated HISTOLOGY: Cellular component Stromal component
Seifert’s subclassification : Myxoid type Cellular type Classical type Prone for recurrence After enucleation - 20 - 40% at 30 yrs After parotidectomy - 2 % Malignant transformation - 5% cases
Laryngoscope 2002 Dec;112(12):2141-54. The significance of the margin in parotid surgery for pleomorphic adenoma. Witt RL Source Section of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Surgery, Christiana Care Health Systems, Newark, Delaware, USA. Cancer 1977 Feb;39(2):388-96. Malignant mixed tumor of salivary origin: a clinicopathologic study of 146 cases. Spiro RH et al
WARTHIN’S TUMOR 2 nd M.C benign tumor. Age - 7 th decade. Female : Male = 7 : 1 Unique features: Bilateral - 5 - 10% Multifocality - 20% Association with tobacco Exclusively in parotid. Never turns malignant.
Acta otolaryngol . 2006 Dec;126(11):1213-7. High risk for bilateral Warthin tumor in heavy smokers--review of 185 cases. Peter Klussmann J et al Source Department of Oto -Rhino- Laryngology , Head and Neck Surgery, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany. 185 patients Bilaterality - 17 % Smoking history – 89 % patients
Goode et al reported in 1998 on 234 patients with major salivary mucoepidermoid carcinomas who were followed up for >10 years. Low grade High grade Free of disease 143 (80%) 13 (42%) Local recurrence 2 (6.4%) 18 (10%) Regional metastasis 7 (4%) 3 (9.6%) Dead of disease 10 (5.6%) 13 (44%)
ADENOID CYSTIC CARCINOMA Unique features: Perineural invasion. Invasion along haversian canal Prone for recurrence. Prone for distant mets . Indolent natural history. Subtypes: Cribriform Tubular Solid
CLINICAL FEATURES Painless swelling infront of ear. Essential examinations Intra oral examination Deep lobe Duct opening Facial nerve examination Neck nodes
Benign Malignant 1. Growth Slow Rapid 2. Pain Absent Present 3. Consistency Soft to firm Hard 4. Fixity to skin Absent May be present 5. Fixity to masseter Absent May be present 6. Neck nodes Absent May be present 7. Facial nerve involvement Absent Present
TNM STAGING T x Primary cannot be assessed T0 No e/o primary T1 Tumor < 2 cm ; No extraparenchymal extension T2 Tumor 2 - 4 cm ; No extraparenchymal extension T3 Tumor > 4 cm or having extraparenchymal extension T4a Tumor invades skin / mandible / ear canal / facial nerve T4b Tumor invades skull base / pterygoid plates / carotid artery Nx Nodes cannot be assessed N0 No regional nodes N1 Ipsilateral , Solitary, < 3 cm N2 N2a Ipsilateral , Solitary, 3 – 6 cm N2b Ipsilateral , Multiple, None > 6 cm N2c Bilateral / contralateral , None > 6 cm N3 Any node > 6 cm Mx Mets cannot be assessed M0 No distant metastasis M1 Distant metastasis present
Staging: 1 T1 N0 M0 2 T2 NO M0 3 T3 T1 T2 T3 N0 N1 N1 N1 M0 M0 M0 M0 4A T4a T1,2,3,4a N0,1 N2 M0 M0 4B T4b Any T Any N N3 M0 M0 4C Any T Any N M1