The 5-Year Survival Rate of One of the Following Salivary

question 20

Multiple Choice

The 5-year survival rate of one of the following salivary gland tumors is fair, but at 15 years it is very poor. Which of the following exhibits this slow, but unrelenting behavior?

• A) Mucoepidermoid carcinoma
• B) Mixed tumor
• C) Adenoid cystic carcinoma
• D) Monomorphic adenoma
• E) Polymorphous low-grade adenocarcinoma

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