Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma: a case series and determination of recurrence.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives/hypothesis

Information on polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma (PLGA) consists primarily of case reports and small institutional series with varying recurrence rates. In this report, we describe our institutional experience and conduct a review of the literature to assess the overall incidence of PLGA among oral salivary gland tumors and determine recurrence rates.

Study design

A retrospective case series and literature-based review was performed.

Methods

Retrospective case series at an academic tertiary referral center. Review of clinical records and pathological analysis of tissue specimens from 20 patients treated for PLGA from July 1, 1990 to July 1, 2011. A literature-based review on PLGA was also performed.

Results

Twenty patients (mean age, 5

SUBMITTER: Kimple AJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4547589 | biostudies-literature | 2014 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature