Choose the latest innovations in salivary gland tumor treatment.
You can find the answers you have been looking for with Mayo Clinic’s team of salivary gland cancer experts, who will work together to understand your goals and meet your needs as a whole person.
At Mayo Clinic, you will have access to comprehensive head and neck cancer expertise, and these experts from across disciplines come together for one specific goal—to focus on you. Mayo Clinic Head and Neck Cancer Center treats all types of head and neck and skull base cancers, including salivary gland tumors, most of which occur in the parotid glands.
Your expert team will customize your treatment plan, working in close collaborations that may include ENT specialists, including surgeons, medical oncologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, radiologists, rehabilitation specialists and other professionals. Test results are made available quickly, and your appointments are coordinated so you can get answers in a matter of days.
Types of noncancerous (benign) salivary gland tumors include:
- Pleomorphic adenoma
- Basal cell adenoma
- Canalicular adenoma
- Oncocytoma
- Warthin tumor
Types of cancerous (malignant) salivary gland tumors include:
- Acinic cell carcinoma
- Adenocarcinoma
- Adenoid cystic carcinoma
- Clear cell carcinoma
- Malignant mixed tumor
- Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
- Oncocytic carcinoma
- Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma
- Salivary duct carcinoma
- Squamous cell carcinoma
Mayo Clinic experts and surgeons can offer the latest advances and innovations in salivary gland cancer—including open surgery or minimally invasive surgery. Additionally, your team may also recommend chemotherapy, advanced radiation techniques including proton therapy, or a clinical trial, depending on the stage of your diagnosis.
Mayo Clinic is top-ranked in more specialties than any other hospital, according to U.S. News & World Report. Mayo Clinic's otolaryngology (ear, nose and throat) and cancer practices are also ranked among the best in the country.
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