title: [An evaluation of multi-disciplinary treatment combined with intra-arterial chemotherapy of head and neck cancer].
abstract: Seventy-five cases of head and neck cancer except of maxillary sinus, 27 cases of mesopharyngeal cancer, 6 cases of oral cancer, 9 cases of thyroid cancer and 9 cases of the other cancer, were treated with this multi-disciplinary treatment and the results were evaluated in this series. An intraarterial infusion drug, 5-FU, was used mainly through the superficial temporal artery. The five year survival rate was 46.1% in mesopharyngeal cancer, 34.4% in oral cancer and 33.3% in thyroid cancer. The results were relatively satisfactory despite the advanced stage of the cancer. Intraarterial chemotherapy has been a common treatment for maxillary cancer but the indication of this treatment should be developed in advanced head and neck cancer with radiotherapy or surgical treatment as a part of multi-disciplinary treatment.
mesh_terms: D001918:Brachytherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D007261:Infusions, Intra-Arterial; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D011379:Prognosis; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy
chemical_list: D005472:Fluorouracil