Salvage surgery after failure of very accelerated radiotherapy in advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma

Article ID	Journal	Published Year	Pages	File Type
9872359	International Journal of Radiation OncologyBiologyPhysics	2005	6 Pages	PDF

Abstract

Conclusion: Salvage surgery for relapse after very accelerated radiotherapy for advanced HNSCC is infrequently feasible and is of limited survival benefit. It should be used only in carefully selected cases.

Keywords

Recurrent disease Salvage surgery Radiotherapy head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma

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Physical Sciences and Engineering Physics and Astronomy Radiation

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Salvage surgery after failure of very accelerated radiotherapy in advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma

Authors

Stephane M.D., Erwin M.D., François M.D., Pierre M.D., Morbize M.D., Antoine M.D., Gérard M.D., Patrick M.D., Bernard M.D., Jean M.D., Ph.D.,