Feasibility of ipsilateral elective neck irradiation of levels Ib and II without level III in patients with node-negative sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma.
Head Neck
; 45(4): 775-782, 2023 04.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND:
The necessity of level III irradiation in patients with node-negative advanced sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) is unclear.METHODS:
Seventy-eight patients with advanced SNSCC were included. Survival rates were estimated and compared between treatment groups.RESULTS:
Twenty-five patients received ipsilateral levels Ib and II irradiation (group 1) and 53 patients received ipsilateral levels Ib and II plus level III irradiation (group 2). The median follow-up time was 75.56 months. Five-year survival rates (regional relapse-free survival, overall survival, local relapse-free survival, and distant metastasis-free survival) were similar between groups 1 and 2 (all p > 0.05). Irradiation doses to the thyroid and larynx were significantly lower in group 1 than in group 2.CONCLUSIONS:
Ipsilateral irradiation of levels Ib and II neck provides similar regional control and results as irradiation of these levels plus level III, with lower irradiation doses to normal neck tissue, in patients with node-negative advanced SNSCC.Palabras clave
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Colección:
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Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Neoplasias de los Senos Paranasales
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Carcinoma de Células Escamosas
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Head Neck
Asunto de la revista:
NEOPLASIAS
Año:
2023
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
China