[Adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands. The value of postoperative radiotherapy].
The study of adenoid cystic carcinoma of the salivary glands is limited by the paucity of series described and the lack of prospective reports. The medical records of 21 patients with histologically proven adenoid cystic carcinoma seen between January 1975 and December 1991 were reviewed. The efficiency of postoperative radiotherapy both on locoregional control and overall survival was assessed. Seventeen patients underwent extensive surgery and postoperative radiotherapy. Three patients had recurrences in the surgery and postoperative radiotherapy group. Two patients who underwent surgery alone presented tumor recurrences. For the complex series the overall five and ten-year survival rates were 83% and 67% respectively. For the 17 patients in the surgery and postoperative radiotherapy group, five and ten-year survival rates were 87% and 77% respectively. These results show postoperative radiotherapy to be effective in decreasing the recurrence rate which is largely reported elsewhere.
Service de Chirurgie Maxillo-Faciale, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux.
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Coustal
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Diop
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Demeaux
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Michelet
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Siberchichot
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D003528:Carcinoma, Adenoid Cystic / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000556:secondary / Q000601:surgery; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D011182:Postoperative Care; D012074:Remission Induction; D012086:Reoperation; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012468:Salivary Gland Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate