title: Carcinoma of the major salivary glands. analysis of the role of radiation therapy.
abstract: Forty-six patients of major salivary gland tumors were retrospectively studied. There were 40 (87%) parotid and 6 (13%) sub-mandibular tumors. Patients receiving adjuvant radiation therapy after a radical surgery fared much better (86%) complete response (CR) as compared to those treated for recurrent or inoperable disease (50% CR). The 5-year overall and disease free survival rates for the entire group is 70% and 34% respectively. These findings and a review of literature suggests that adjuvant post operative radition therapy is recommended to reduce the risk of post surgical recurrence.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: B S
authors.initials: BS
authors.lastname: Awasthy
authors.forename: B K
authors.initials: BK
authors.lastname: Mohanti
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Rath