Table 4.
Follow-up data of sclerosing mucoepidermoid carcinomas with eosinophilia in the literature with inclusion of our nine cases
| Literature review and current study | |
|---|---|
| Patient outcome data available in 34 cases | |
| Alive with no evidence of disease | 21 (62%) |
| Alive with disease | 5 (15%) |
| Total deceased | 8 (24%) |
| Mean time (years) | 4 |
| Local recurrence data available in 24 cases | |
| Total # of cases | 8 (33%) |
| Mean time (years) | 2.3 |
| Site | |
| Soft tissue only | 5 |
| Soft tissue and lymph node | 3 |
| Distant metastasis data available in 28 cases | |
| Total # of cases | 8 (29%) |
| At time of initial diagnosis | 1 (lung, spinal cord) |
| Subsequent to initial diagnosis | 7 |
| Mean time (years) | 2.4 |
| Site | |
| Lung | 4 |
| Lung and bone | 1 |
| Liver | 1 |
| Other | 1 (mediastinum) |