title: Twice-a-day radiotherapy for T3 squamous cell carcinoma of the glottic larynx.
abstract: Between March 1978 and April 1986, 21 previously untreated patients with T3 squamous cell carcinoma of the true vocal cord received radical courses of twice-a-day radiotherapy (120 cGy twice daily) to total doses of 7,440-7,680 cGy. The rate of local control at the primary site was 67% after radiotherapy. The ultimate control rate after salvage surgery was 83%. Five-year absolute and cause-specific survival rates were 59% and 81%, respectively. It is concluded that radiotherapy is a rational approach for many patients with T3 glottic cancer.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville 32610-0385.
authors.forename: J T
authors.initials: JT
authors.lastname: Parsons
authors.forename: W M
authors.initials: WM
authors.lastname: Mendenhall
authors.forename: A A
authors.initials: AA
authors.lastname: Mancuso
authors.forename: N J
authors.initials: NJ
authors.lastname: Cassisi
authors.forename: S P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Stringer
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Million
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D005260:Female; D005931:Glottis / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage