title: [Head and neck sarcomas. Our experience].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Head and neck sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of malignant tumours that vary greatly in clinical presentation, with different histopathological and biological characteristics.
  
  
  METHODS
  This was a retrospective study of patients with sarcoma located in the head and neck treated in our centre over a period of 25 years.
  
  
  RESULTS
  During the study period, a total of 25 patients were diagnosed with sarcomas in the head and neck, accounting for 0.5% of all malignancies at this level. The most common treatments included surgical resection of the tumour, often supplemented with radiotherapy and/or adjuvant chemotherapy. The final local control, including the salvage, was 52%, with an adjusted survival of 51% at 5 years and 32% at 12 years.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Surgical treatment of patients with head and neck sarcomas achieves acceptable results of local control and survival.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Otorrinolaringología, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, Barcelona, España. Zenaida1979@gmail.com
authors.forename: Zenaida
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Piñeiro Aguín
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: León Vintró
authors.forename: Jacinto
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: García Lorenzo
authors.forename: Francisco J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Sancho
authors.forename: Antonio
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: López Pousa
authors.forename: Miquel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Quer Agustí
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D053208:Kaplan-Meier Estimate; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / Q000453:epidemiology; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012509:Sarcoma / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D013030:Spain / Q000453:epidemiology; D016896:Treatment Outcome; D055815:Young Adult