title: [Sandwich irradiation of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tonsil, the base of the tongue and the hypopharynx].
abstract: Taking into account the death rate of all other causes for that age group and comparing the survival time and the recurrence rate in patients with preoperative short-time irradiation with telecobalt 60 and a focal dose of 20 Gy with a second group of patients treated with postoperative radiotherapy, we were unable to detect any advantage of the so-called "sandwich therapy" in cancer of the tonsils, the base of the tongue or the hypopharynx. On the contrary: patients with "sandwich therapy" had to be hospitalized longer because of the interval between preoperative radiotherapy and surgery and because of the delay in restoring postoperative speech and deglutition.
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D007013:Hypopharynx; D037981:Neck Dissection; D010610:Pharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011182:Postoperative Care; D011300:Preoperative Care; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D014067:Tonsillar Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy*
vernacular_title: Sandwich-Bestrahlung bei Patienten mit Plattenepithelkarzinomen der Tonsille, des Zungengrundes und des Hypopharynx.