Abstract

The treatment of locally advanced salivary gland carcinoma is challenging and controversial. Surgery is the mainstay treatment for salivary gland carcinoma. Radiotherapy is commonly recommended as an adjunctive therapy for patients at high risk of local recurrence. As an alternative, 125I interstitial brachytherapy had the advantage of being highly conformal, which resulted in a high local control in salivary gland carcinoma. The aim of this study was the relationship of fluorine-18-fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) uptake of primary tumor on PET/CT with survival in patients with locally advanced salivary gland carcinoma of head and neck.

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