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Freedom From Local and Regional Failure of Contralateral Neck With Ipsilateral Neck Radiotherapy for Node-Positive Tonsil Cancer: Results of a Prospective Management Approach by Kyle E. Rusthoven; David Raben; Charles Schneider; Robert Witt; Sarah Sammons; Adam Raben is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Freedom From Local and Regional Failure of Contralateral Neck With Ipsilateral Neck Radiotherapy for Node-Positive Tonsil Cancer: Results of a Prospective Management Approach about?
## Purpose: To review the outcomes of a prospective management approach using ipsilateral neck radiotherapy in the treatment of node-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil with a well-lateralized primary lesion. ## Methods and materials: Between august 2003 and june 2007, 20 patients who presented with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, without involvement of the base of the tongue or midline soft palate, and with stage n1-n2b disease were prospectively treated with radiotherapy to the primary site and ipsilateral neck. in addition, 18 patients received concurrent chemotherapy. the actuarial freedom from contralateral nodal and in-field progression was determined. acute and late toxicity were prospectively evaluated using the national cancer institute common terminology criteria for adverse events, version 3, and radiation therapy oncology group criteria. ## Results: The nodal disease was stage n1 in 4 patients, n2a in 3 patients, and n2b in 13 patients. at a median follow-up 19 months (range, 12-40), no in-field or contralateral nodal recurrences had been observed. the 2-year freedom from distant metastasis rate was 87.4%. the actuarial 2-year disease-free and overall
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- Author
- Kyle E. Rusthoven; David Raben; Charles Schneider; Robert Witt; Sarah Sammons; Adam Raben
- Publisher
- Elsevier Science; Elsevier ; Elsevier BV (ISSN 0360-3016)
- Published
- 2009
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)