Control of advanced chemodectomas of the head and neck with irradiation.
Long-term follow-up of 15 patients treated with definitive radiotherapy for advanced glomus tumors of the head and neck is presented. Disease was locally controlled in all patients. A prescribed dose above 4,500 cGY did not improve treatment results. Radiation therapy remains the treatment of choice for advanced glomus tumors.
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Department of Radiology (Radiation Oncology), Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Wake Forest University, Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27157-1088, USA.
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002344:Carotid Body; D005260:Female; D005924:Glomus Jugulare; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010236:Paraganglioma, Extra-Adrenal / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D011882:Radiotherapy, High-Energy