The role of radiotherapy in the treatment of metastases at the tracheostoma in cancer of the larynx.
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.
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
D001761:Bleomycin