title: The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of metastases at the tracheostoma in cancer of the larynx.
abstract: The effects of radiotherapy on metastases of the tracheostoma in cancer of the larynx are described. A group of 42 patients with tracheostoma metastases was considered; radiotherapy appeared to have some effect on the local cure of the lesion. A slight correlation was found between total dose delivered and survival time. A survival of 18.5 months corresponded to a total dose of 6000 rad. However, metastases at the tracheostoma should be considered a symptom of wider involvement. Integrated therapeutic procedures such as surgery+radiotherapy+chemotherapy, may be more effective in this disease.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D004307:Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy; D012075:Remission, Spontaneous; D014140:Tracheotomy
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin