title: [Preliminary experience in salvage treatment for advanced recurrent cancers of the head and neck].
abstract: Sixteen patients with far advanced recurrent malignancies (later than Stage IV) of the head and neck were treated with radical salvage surgery combined with radiotherapy, chemotherapy, immunotherapy, laser and/or traditional Chinese medicine. The 2- and 3- year survival rates were 56.3% (9/16) and 37.5% (6/16), which were superior to 6.3% (1/16) and 6.3% (1/16) of similar patients who refused treatment. The authors are of the opinion that aggressive treatment should be attempted for patients with far advanced recurrent cancers of the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Jiang
authors.forename: Z G
authors.initials: ZG
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate