Background. In the treatment of major salivary gland cancers, the addition of adjuvant postoperative radiation therapy for patients with high risk features has been shown to reduce the incidence of local failure. This retrospective study was done to determine the effectiveness of this approach for m
Postoperative radiation therapy for major salivary gland malignancies
โ Scribed by Dr. Louis B. Harrison; John G. Armstrong; Ronald H. Spiro; Daniel E. Fass; Elliot W. Strong
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1990
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 387 KB
- Volume
- 45
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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A retrospective analysis of 52 patients with malignant salivary gland tumors is reported. Seventeen patients received early postoperative radiation therapy and 16 (94%) were free of local or regional disease 2-14 years following initiation of therapy, although 14 were considered at high risk of deve
## Abstract ## Objectives/Hypothesis: To analyze the outcomes of patients treated for minor salivary gland carcinoma with radiotherapy (RT), either alone or combined with surgery. ## Study Design: Retrospective review. ## Methods: Between September 1966 and December 2006, 140 patients were tre