title: Low-dose radiation therapy for benign salivary disorders.
abstract: Two patients, one with a persistent salivary fistula after surgery for a skin tumor overlying the parotid region, and the other with a ranula recurrent after surgery, were treated with low-dose irradiation. Both problems resolved after a total dose of less than 30 Gy, and neither patient experienced xerostomia. In selected patients, low-dose radiation therapy offers a solution to persistent salivary flow refractory to surgical management.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.
authors.forename: D S
authors.initials: DS
authors.lastname: Shimm
authors.forename: F K
authors.initials: FK
authors.lastname: Berk
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Tilsner
authors.forename: S W
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Coulthard
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011900:Ranula / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012466:Salivary Gland Diseases / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012467:Salivary Gland Fistula / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D012472:Salivation / Q000528:radiation effects; D014987:Xerostomia