Head & Neck Nomograms: Cancer-Specific Survival After Surgery for Major Salivary Gland Cancer

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Our salivary gland cancer-specific survival nomogram is a prediction tool designed to help patients and their physicians calculate the likelihood of not dying of salivary gland cancer within five years after undergoing surgery to remove the disease.

Results from the salivary gland cancer-specific survival nomogram are based on data from patients treated at MSK, a large research institution with surgeons who perform a high volume of salivary gland cancer procedures. All results must be understood in the context of each patient’s specific treatment plan. Patients and caregivers using this tool should discuss the result with the patient’s physician.

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Was your clinical tumor (T) stage T4?

Yes

Note: This prediction tool is only applicable for tumor (T) stage T4.

More on T Staging: The T stages are part of the TNM Staging System, which uses TNM classifications to describe the extent of cancer in a patient's body. T describes the size of the tumor and whether it has invaded nearby tissue; N describes whether regional lymph nodes are involved and, if so, how extensively; and M describes whether distant metastasis (spread of cancer from one body part to another) is present. The system is maintained by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) and is updated periodically.

What was the grade of the tumor?

What is grade?: Tumor grade refers to the extent of abnormality of the cells when viewed under the microscope. “Low-grade” cells look normal and grow slowly; “high-grade” cells look abnormal and grow more quickly than low-grade cells.

Was cancer present in lymph nodes in the neck?

Yes

What are lymph nodes?: Lymph nodes are rounded masses of tissue that act as filters for a fluid called lymph. Lymph nodes are located along lymphatic vessels, and they store lymphocytes (white blood cells).

Was there perineural invasion (cancer present in or around the nerves)?

Yes

What is perineural invasion?: Perineural invasion means that cancer cells were found in or around the nerves.

What was the status of the surgical margins?

What is surgical margin?: Margin refers to the edge or border of the tissue removed in cancer surgery. The margin is described as negative or clean when the pathologist finds no cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, suggesting that all of the cancer has been removed. The margin is described as positive or close when the pathologist finds cancer cells at the edge of the tissue, suggesting that all of the cancer has not been removed.

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Supporting Publications

Cancer-Specific Survival After Surgery for Major Salivary Gland Cancer

Probability of not dying of cancer of the major salivary glands within five years after surgery to remove the disease

Ali S, Palmer FL, Yu C, DiLorenzo M, Shah JP, Kattan MW, Patel SG, Ganly I. Postoperative nomograms predictive of survival after surgical management of malignant tumors of the major salivary glands. Ann Surg Oncol. 2014 Feb;21(2):637-42. doi: 10.1245/s10434-013-3321-y. Epub 2013 Oct 17. PMID: 24132626.

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