title: [Epitheliomas of the retro-molar trigone and of the inside surface of the cheeks (author's transl)].
abstract: The authors have made a study of 53 cases of tumours of the retro-molar trigone and of the internal surface of the cheeks which were treated between 1959 and 1972; these were malphigian epitheliomas except for one case of cylindroma. The research is concerned with the choice of methods and the therapeutic indications. Retro-molar trigones call for combined telecobaltherapy-electrontherapy;--curie-therapy is too difficult in this area. Electrontherapy may be used on alternate days with telecobaltherapy or as a booster dose after external irradiation by cobaltherapy. In cases of epitheliomas of the cheek, curietherapy or electrontherapy may be used after external irradiation or in isolation for tumours which are small in size. Therapeutic results are satisfactory in lesions at the outset (7/8 and 7/9), for T1-T2. For advanced lesions T3 of the trigone (6/16) and especially for those of the internal surface of the cheeks (2/9), the success rate is considerably lower; in lesions of the T4 type, a palliative effect was obtained but without any definite improvement.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy; D002610:Cheek; D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes; D004583:Electrons; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy; D011867:Radioisotope Teletherapy; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy
chemical_list: D003037:Cobalt Radioisotopes
vernacular_title: Epithéliomas du trigone rétro-molaire et de la face interne des joues. Etude de 53 cas (1959-1972).