Treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with external beam radiation combined with interstitial brachytherapy.
Head Neck
; 29(4): 362-9, 2007 Apr.
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| ID: mdl-17163468
ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
We reviewed the outcomes of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treated with external beam radiation and interstitial brachytherapy.METHODS:
Ninety patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx were treated with interstitial brachytherapy at the University of Utah between 1984 and 2001. Seventy-two patients received external beam radiotherapy (EBRT) followed by brachytherapy boost, 11 had surgery followed by EBRT and brachytherapy, 4 had surgery and brachytherapy, and 3 were treated with brachytherapy alone. Median doses for EBRT and brachytherapy were 50 and 24 Gy, respectively.RESULTS:
Median follow-up after brachytherapy was 48.3 months for all patients. Five-year local control, disease-free survival, and overall survival were 76%, 61%, and 55%. For T1, T2, T3, and T4, 5-year local control rates were 83%, 79%, 79%, and 64%, respectively. Severe complications occurred in 13 patients, including 2 treatment-related deaths.CONCLUSIONS:
EBRT combined with interstitial brachytherapy provide good local control rates for locally advanced oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.
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Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Braquiterapia
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
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Neoplasias Orofaríngeas
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2007
Tipo de documento:
Article