title: Sarcomas of the head and neck.
abstract: Fourteen cases of sarcomas involving the head and neck over a period of 15 years were reviewed. The male to female ratio was 3.5:1. Mean age of occurrence was 33.4 years, with a range of 5-84 years. Soft tissue was the site of origin in three cases, maxilla in four and mandible in seven patients. Radical surgery with resection of adequate disease-free margins was the most effective mode of treatment. Radiotherapy and chemotherapy was used in selected cases. Recurrence occurred in 42.9% of patients, and was the main cause of death. Three patients (21.4%) developed distant metastases. The actuarial 2-year and 5-year survivals of the 14 patients assessed were 64% and 56% respectively.
authors.affiliation: Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, La Princesa Hospital, Universidad Autonoma De Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Fernandez Sanroman
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Alonso del Hoyo
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Diaz
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Gil-Diez
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Monje
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Naval
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Alamillos
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dean
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rubio
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D015996:Survival Rate