RADIOTHERAPY ALONE OR COMBINED WITH NECK DISSECTION FOR T(1)T(2) CARCINOMA OF THE PYRIFORM SINUS - AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONSERVATION SURGERY
RADIOTHERAPY ALONE OR COMBINED WITH NECK DISSECTION FOR T(1)T(2) CARCINOMA OF THE PYRIFORM SINUS - AN ALTERNATIVE TO CONSERVATION SURGERY
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DOI:
10.1016/0360-3016(93)90518-z
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发表时间:
1993-12-01
影响因子:
7
通讯作者:
MILLION, RR
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作者:
MENDENHALL, WM;PARSONS, JT;MILLION, RR
Purpose: We present our experience with irradiation alone or combined with neck dissection for AJCC T1-T2 pyriform sinus carcinoma and compare our results to those obtained with conservation surgery.Methods and Materials: Seventy-three patients were treated between 1964 and 1990. All patients had a minimum of 2 years of follow-up; no patient was lost to follow-up.Results: The 5-year rates of local control and ultimate local control were, for Stage T, (17 patients), 88% and 94%; and for Stage T2 (56 patients), 79% and 91%. Patients with T2 lesions had a significantly higher rate of local control after twice-daily, compared with once-daily, irradiation (p = .04). However, a multivariate analysis of various parameters revealed that none of the variables tested significantly influenced this end point: vocal cord mobility (p = .15), once- vs. twice-daily fractionation (p = .33), T1 vs. T2 (p = .32), apex invasion (p = .58), and pretreatment CT scan (p = .67). Local control with laryngeal voice preservation was obtained in 88% of patients with T1 cancers and 80% of those with T2 cancers. Ultimate control above the clavicles at 5 years according to AJCC stage was as follows: I and II, 100%; III, 78%; IVA, 75%; and IVB, 60%. The probability of cause-specific survival at 5 years was as follows: I and II, 100%; III, 83%; and IVA and IVB, 51%. Overall, nine patients (12%) developed severe complications, one of which was fatal.Conclusion: Compared with available data from series using conservation surgery, radiotherapy alone or followed by neck dissection results in similar rates of local control and survival with a significantly lower risk of fatal complications.