Martínez-Rodríguez, N.Leco Berrocal, María IsabelRubio Alonso, LuisArias-Irimia, O.Martínez González, José María2013-11-272013-11-272011Martínez-Rodríguez, N., Leco-Berrocal, I., Rubio-Alonso, L., Arias-Irimia, O., & Martínez-González, J. M. (2011). Epidemiology and treatment of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the minor salivary glands: a meta-analytic study. Medicina Oral, Patología Oral y Cirugía Bucal, 16(7), e884-e889.1698694616984447http://hdl.handle.net/11268/870OBJECTIVES: To evaluate the epidemiological aspects of adenoid cystic carcinoma (ACC) and to evaluate the different therapeutic possibilities as well as the percentage of survival. STUDY DESIGN: A retrospective, meta-analytic, observational study was carried out by selecting a total of 13 articles, which provided a sample size of 263 cases of patients who had been diagnosed with ACC in the minor salivary glands. RESULTS: ACC was found to be more common among women (56.5%) and the average age at diagnosis was 55.26 years old. The primary location of the tumor was in the palate in 57% of the cases, the predominant pattern being cribiform. The treatment of choice was therapy combined with surgery and radiotherapy in 62.7% of the subjects. The overall survival rate was 70.76% and 56.76%, at 5 and 10 years respectively. CONCLUSIONS: Early detection of adenoid cystic carcinoma is necessary in order to enable making an earlier prognosis and thus enable a better quality of life for the patient.engCarcinoma, Adenoid Cystic/Epidemiology/TherapyFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSalivary Gland Neoplasms/Epidemiology/TherapySalivary Glands, MinorSurvival Ratejournal article10.4317/medoral.17200restricted accessCáncerTratamiento médicoEpidemiología