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OBJECTIVE
We attempted in our clinic to evaluate the efficacy and feasibility of a simultaneous application of a cis-platinum-based chemotherapy and interstitial hyperthermia to interstitial pulsed-dose rate (PDR) brachytherapy in patients with recurrent head-and-neck cancer.
METHODS
Between April
Superimposed infection of osteoradionecrotic cervical spine with cranial extension is difficult to treat and potentially fatal. This report describes the case of a middle-aged Chinese man 11 years post radical radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal cancer with no evidence of disease presenting initially
OBJECTIVE
To determine the toxicity and efficacy of concurrent 5-fluorouracil (5-FU), cisplatin, and paclitaxel (Taxol) and hyperfractionated radiotherapy in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
METHODS
Twenty-seven patients were entered into this Phase II trial. Eligible
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the therapeutic results and rate of organ preservation in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the tongue treated with retrograde superselective intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy.
METHODS
Between June 2006 and June 2015, 118 patients with tongue cancer were treated with
A dental focus usually is a localized chronic infection that under certain circumstances may result in severe local or systemic disease. The most important dental foci are periodontitis, periapical lesions, advanced carious lesions, nonvital pulp, partially impacted teeth and root tips. Local
OBJECTIVE
Local control for patients treated with primary radiation therapy for tumors of the oral cavity is improved using low-dose-rate brachytherapy. Oropharyngeal carcinomas have also been treated with brachytherapy. The few reports in the literature regarding high-dose-rate brachytherapy
To compare cumulative cisplatin dose and toxicity between patients who received 3-weekly versus weekly cisplatin during adjuvant radiotherapy for high-risk head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC).
Consecutive HNSCC patients with involved resection margins and/or extra-capsular extension in two