Analysis of acinic cell carcinoma of the parotid gland – 15 years experience

Thirteen male and 12 female patients ranged in age from 16 to 84 years (mean 37.5 years) at the time of diagnosis. Most patients (92%) presented with symptoms of infra-auricular mass. The tumor stage distributions of the patients were 24%, 44%, 28%, and 4% for stages I, II, III, and IV, respectively. Thirteen patients underwent superficial parotidectomy and 12 patients underwent total parotidectomy. Four patients had positive resection margins. Ten patients had surgery and postoperative radiotherapy; one received surgery and postoperative chemo/radiotherapy. The 10-year disease-free and overall actuarial survivals were both 84% in a mean follow-up of 75.8 months.