Radiation Therapy for Early Glottic Carcinomas
- 1 February 1984
- journal article
- Published by Southern Medical Association in Southern Medical Journal
- Vol. 77 (2) , 187-189
- https://doi.org/10.1097/00007611-198402000-00015
Abstract
From 1973 to 1978, 30 cases of early glottic cancers (TINOMO) were treated in the Department of Radiation Therapy, University of Kansas Medical Center. All 30 patients have a minimal follow-up of three years with a mean of 50.2 months, and 26 (86.7%) are alive with no evidence of disease. Radiation therapy failed in three (10%), two of whom were salvaged by subsequent surgery. Thus the overall control rate was 29/30 (96.7%). We recommend primary radiation therapy for these early lesions, reserving operation for cases of unsuccessful radiotherapy.Keywords
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