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Natural History, Complications & Prognosis
Swathi Venkatesan, M.B.B.S.[1]
- Acinic cell carcinoma is a slow growing tumor
- Tumor may affect the facial nerve or other adjacent tissues depending on its location
- Prognosis is most favorable when the parotid gland is involved
- Progression of acinic cell carcinoma is slow but it may involve adjacent tissues if not treated adequately.
- Acinic cell carcinoma can spread to adjacent organs and eventually be lethal if not intervened on time.
- The prognosis is more favorable when the tumor is in a major salivary gland; the parotid gland is most favorable, followed by the submandibular gland
- The least favorable primary sites are the sublingual and minor salivary glands
- Large bulky tumors or high-grade tumors carry a least favorable or poor prognosis and may best be treated by surgical resection combined with postoperative radiation therapy