Radiation therapy for malignant melanoma of the head and neck

Radiation therapy for malignant melanoma of the head and neck

Thirty-one patients with melanoma of the head and neck received split-course radiation therapy (5,000 to 6,000 rads/30 fractions) for loco-regional disease. There was no difference in survival in patients with gross tumors versus patients with no clinical evidence of disease at the start of radiatio...

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Veröffentlicht in:The American journal of surgery 1979-10, Vol.138 (4), p.604-606
Hauptverfasser: Creagan, Edward T., Woods, John E., Cupps, Roger E., O'Fallon, Judith R.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Adolescent
Adult
Aged
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Head and Neck Neoplasms - mortality
Head and Neck Neoplasms - radiotherapy
Humans
Male
Melanoma - mortality
Melanoma - radiotherapy
Middle Aged
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Prognosis
Radiotherapy, High-Energy
Skin Neoplasms - mortality
Skin Neoplasms - radiotherapy
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Zusammenfassung:Thirty-one patients with melanoma of the head and neck received split-course radiation therapy (5,000 to 6,000 rads/30 fractions) for loco-regional disease. There was no difference in survival in patients with gross tumors versus patients with no clinical evidence of disease at the start of radiation therapy. The prognosis was notably worse in patients with recurrence in the irradiated field.
ISSN:0002-9610
1879-1883
DOI:10.1016/0002-9610(79)90428-8