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Isolated neck recurrence after definitive radiotherapy for node-positive head and neck cancer: Salvage in the dissected or undissected neck

✍ Scribed by Stanley L. Liauw; Robert J. Amdur; Christopher G. Morris; John W. Werning; Douglas B. Villaret; William M. Mendenhall

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2007
Tongue
English
Weight
99 KB
Volume
29
Category
Article
ISSN
1043-3074

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Abstract

Background.

The role of salvage neck dissection for isolated regional recurrences after definitive radiotherapy (RT) is ill‐defined.

Methods.

Five‐hundred fifty patients were treated with RT for lymph node–positive head and neck cancer. RT consisted of a median dose of 74.4 Gy. Chemotherapy was administered in 133 patients (24%). Patients were followed for neck failure after planned neck dissection (n = 341) or observation (n = 209). Salvage therapy was offered to those with isolated neck recurrences.

Results.

There were 54 (10%) failures in the neck at a median 3.7 months after RT (range, 0 to 17 months). Thirteen patients had isolated recurrences after receiving definitive RT with (n = 11) or without (n = 2) neck dissection. Nine patients underwent attempted surgical salvage with or without re‐irradiation and 4 were successfully salvaged without major complications.

Conclusions.

Patients with neck failure after definitive therapy usually have poor outcomes, but salvage attempts may be successful in selected patients with an isolated neck recurrence. © 2007 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 2007

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