Clinicopathologic characteristics and prognostic factors of mucoepidermoid carcinoma: a 20-year real-world cohort study
M.-C. Lin, X. Jiang, X. Xiao, Z.-C. Qiu, X. Zhou, X.-Y. Chen, X.-R. Li, X.-H. Wang, F. Han · 2026
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Description
Lin and co-authors review, in a 2026 study, twenty years of cases of a gland cancer type at one center to learn what shapes survival. The cohort held 283 patients treated with surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy in varied mixes. Tumor grade was known for most: about a third low, just under half middle, and the rest high.
The cheek gland and lung were the top starting sites. A gene fusion found in most tested tumors tracked with grade. Five-year survival was perfect for low-grade cases and fell step by step for higher grades. Spread along nerves predicted relapse on its own, while age, node stage, and site shaped overall survival. The authors sort care by these factors.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | M.-C. Lin, X. Jiang, X. Xiao, Z.-C. Qiu, X. Zhou, X.-Y. Chen, X.-R. Li, X.-H. Wang, F. Han |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 42 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |