Table 1 Patient characteristics
Patient | Age /gender | Symptoms | Treatment | Pathology | Recurrence | Metastasis | Died | Follow-up period |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1. | 52/F | Left parotid swelling, facial nerve palsy | Total parotidectomy and ipsilateral MND | Tumor size: 2 × 3 cm; LVSI -: PNI-; 0/20 LN; HER-2 neu +++; Margins-; | Base of skull with ICE (VI,VIII,IX,X,XI CN palsy) Treated with Palliative RT 25 /10 | Bilateral Lungs | Yes | 14 months |
2. | 41/M | Right parotid swelling | Total parotidectomy + ipsilateral MND → RT 60 Gy/30 fractions | Tumor size: 3 × 3 cm,; LVSI-, PNI+; 0/30LN; HER-2 neu +++; margins- | No | No | No | 11 months |
3. | 83/M | Right parotid swelling | Total Parotidectomy + ipsilateral MND → RT 50 Gy/25 fractions | Tumor size: 2 × 2 cm,; LVSI-;PNI+; 0/10 LN; HER-2 neu -; margins+, | No | Bilateral Lungs | Yes | 13 months |
4. | 43/F | Right parotid swelling | Total parotidectomy + ipsilateral MND → 66 GY/33 fractions | Tumor size: 4 × 3 cm,; LVSI+; PNI+; HER-2 neu -; skin +; 2/30LN+; margins+ | Mastoid air cells and base of skull Treated with Reirradiation 60 Gy/30 fractions | No | No | 27 months |
5. | 65/F | Right parotid swelling | Total parotidectomy + ipsilateral MND → RT 66 Gy/33 fractions | Tumor size: 4 × 4 cm; LVSI-; PNI+; HER-2 neu -; 5/14 LN+; margins+, | Ipsilateral Neck nodes level III, IV Treated with salvage LND | No | No | 12 months |
6. | 81/F | Right parotid swelling, facial nerve palsy | Total parotidectomy + ipsilateral MND → RT 66 Gy/33 fractions | Tumor size: 5 × 5 cm; LVSI+; PNI+; HER-2 neu -; 3/21LN+; margins + | Mastoid air cells and base of skull treated with chemotherapy | Bilateral Lung treated with Carboplatin/Paclitaxel chemotherapy | Yes | 16 months |
7. | 71/F | Left parotid swelling | Total parotidectomy + ipsilateral MND → RT 60 Gy/30 fractions | Tumor size: 3 × 3 cm; LVSI +; 0/22LN; PNI+; HER-2 neu -; margins- | Tumor bed Treated with resection Pathology 1.2 cm SDC | No | No | 48 months |