Prognostic Scoring for Malignant Salivary Gland Neoplasms

Estimating the prognosis of a patient with a rare disease like salivary gland carcinoma has always been a significant challenge for the clinician. Recent evolution in prognostic research has resulted in systems that summarize the effect of properly weighted, multivariate independent prognostic factors into a scientifically based prognostic estimate. Following external validation and user-friendly translation, these systems constitute an advance in clinical practice and have the ability to influence clinical decision making for the oncologist and the patient.