Carcinoma of the hypopharynx. A retrospective analysis of the treatment results over a 25-year period.
One hundred and sixty-two patients treated for hypopharyngeal cancer during the 25-year period 1958-1982 were reviewed retrospectively. Of the 162 patients, 29 received combined treatment with surgery and postoperative irradiation, 106 received radical radiotherapy alone, and 27 palliative radiotherapy. The 5-year survival rate was 28% for the patients treated with combined therapy and 16% for the patients treated with radical radiotherapy. There were no long-term survivors in the palliatively treated group. The major cause of death was tumour (102 patients) while 40 patients died of intercurrent diseases.
Kajanti
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Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Finland.
Mäntylä
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007012:Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011878:Radiotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate