[The influence of the duration of a break in the course of postoperative radiotherapy on the results of treatment of patients with total laryngectomy due to cancer].
The analysis of survival of 311 patients after total laryngectomy due to cancer and conventional postoperative radiotherapy was performed. During irradiation in a part of patients were introduced interruptions in treatment and no related diseases. The gap in treatment was taken in account and for this factor all patients were divided into 3 groups; without gap in treatment (A), with short gap--below 7 days (B) and with long gap--over 7 days (C). All groups were comparable. It was concluded that the long gaps increase the failure in treatment for about 30%.
Milecki
P
P
Zakład Radioterapii Wielkopolski Centrum Onkologii w Poznaniu.
Kruk-Zagajewska
A
A
Szmeja
Z
Z
Cerkaska-Głuszak
B
B
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007822:Laryngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy* / Q000601:surgery*; D007825:Laryngectomy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors
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