A CRITICAL APPRAISAL OF PROGNOSTIC FACTORS IN PAROTID GLAND MALIGNANCY: SYSTEMATIC REVIEW
Dr. Jaspreet Singh Badwal*
ABSTRACT
Purpose: The aim of this present systematic review is to investigate into the evidence required in relation to prognostic factors in malignancies of the parotid gland. materials and methods: An electronic search was conducted across the various databases such as PUBMED, SCOPUS, EMBASE. In addition, a search over the Google search engine was conducted to find related studies. The search terms used were “parotid gland”, “malignancy”, “cancer”, “survival”. Results: A total of 16 prognostic factors have been identified that affect survival outcomes for parotid gland cancer. Conclusion: Through this paper, any reader can easily comprehend the effect of each of these prognostic factors by relating to best evidence available, thus making it easy to apply the academic knowledge towards practical decision making.
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