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Salvage surgery after radical accelerated radiotherapy with concomitant boost technique for head and neck carcinomas

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Head & neck, vol. 27, no. 3, p. 182-186

Publication date

2005

Abstract

Definitive radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer is increasingly used to preserve organ function, whereas surgery is reserved for treatment failure. However, data are sparse regarding the feasibility of salvage surgery, particularly for unselected patients after accelerated RT.

Keywords

  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell/radiotherapy/surgery
  • Dose Fractionation
  • Female
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms/mortality/radiotherapy/surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Salvage Therapy
  • Survival Analysis

Citation (ISO format)

TAUSSKY, Daniel, DULGUEROV, Pavel, ALLAL, Abdelkarim Said. Salvage surgery after radical accelerated radiotherapy with concomitant boost technique for head and neck carcinomas. In: Head & neck, 2005, vol. 27, n° 3, p. 182–186. doi: 10.1002/hed.20139

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1043-3074
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