An analysis of radiotherapy in the management of 104 patients with parotid carcinoma.
Sykes, Andrew J Logue, John P Gupta, Nirmal K
Sykes, Andrew J
Logue, John P
Gupta, Nirmal K
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Abstract
A retrospective analysis was made of 104 patients with parotid carcinoma treated with radical radiotherapy between 1977 and 1986. Eighty-seven patients received postoperative radiotherapy and 17 had radiotherapy alone. The 5- and 10-year survival figures, corrected for intercurrent deaths, were 60% and 49% respectively, with primary control rates of 68% and 58%. Local control was significantly better for patients initially presenting with T1/T2 disease, but local relapse still occurred in 23% of these patients. Of 13 patients with acinic cell tumours, four developed local recurrence and a further two had metastatic disease. These patterns of relapse suggest that patients with parotid carcinoma should receive postoperative radiotherapy irrespective of disease stage or histological type.
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1995
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Keywords
Cancer Recurrence
Parotid Cancer
Parotid Cancer
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An analysis of radiotherapy in the management of 104 patients with parotid carcinoma. 1995, 7 (1):16-20 Clin Oncol