title: [Polarographic detection of reoxygenation of lymph node metastases in the initial phase of primary radio- and radiochemotherapy in patients with advanced squamous epithelial carcinomas of the head and neck].
abstract: The therapeutic effect of radiotherapy depends amongst other things on the degree of oxygenation of tumour tissue. Epithelial carcinomas of the head-neck region exhibit considerable hypoxic areas which vary markedly between individuals and not encompassed by current staging and grading. It is assumed that during radiation treatment a reoxygenation of hypoxic tumour cells takes place. It was investigated wether the occurrence of reoxygenation could be determined by invasive oxygen partial pressure measurements in lymph node metastases. Using a needle probe inserted transcutaneously into a lymph node polarographic oxygen determinations (Eppendorf pO2-Histiograph) were made on 13 patients with advanced oro- and hypopharyngeal carcinomas before therapy and after a week of accelerated radio- or radiochemotherapy. Low pO2 values before treatment (median 13.5 mmHg, average 20.3 mmHg) and a hypoxic fraction (pO2 < 10 mmHg) of 45.2% indicated manifest tumour hypoxia. After the first week of treatment a significant increase in the median- (24.1 mmHg) and the average pO2 (28.2 mmHg) as well as a reduction in the hypoxic fraction (27%) were observed. Invasive pO2 histiography fulfils the requirements for a method to confirm tumour hypoxia in head-neck tumours. The results obtained indicate that reoxygenation occurs during the initial phases of radio- and radio-chemotherapy.
authors.affiliation: Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenklinik, Universität Heidelberg.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vanselow
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dietz
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Rudat
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Wollensack
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bettscheider
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Eble
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016190:Carboplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D015687:Cell Hypoxia / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage; D006801:Humans; D008198:Lymph Nodes / Q000528:radiation effects*; D008207:Lymphatic Metastasis; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010039:Otorhinolaryngologic Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects / Q000528:radiation effects*; D011048:Polarography; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D016190:Carboplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil