We read with great interest the article “Analysis of the clinicopathological characteristics
and prognosis of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the intraoral minor salivary glands:
a retrospective study of 40 cases” by He et al.
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, published in your esteemed journal. It offers a great deal of valuable information
about this rare tumour with unusual biological behaviour. However, there are two critical
points we would like to make.- He J.F.
- Lin Y.
- Wang B.
- Zhu W.Y.
- Wei D.
- Zhu H.Y.
Analysis of the clinicopathological characteristics and prognosis of adenoid cystic
carcinoma of the intraoral minor salivary glands: a retrospective study of 40 cases.
Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2020; (Aug 15)https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijom.2020.07.031
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Published online: December 02, 2020
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