Claes Mercke, Signe Friesland, Anders Berglund, Gun Wickart Johansson, Gregori Margolin, Michael Gubanski, Einar Björgvinsson, Josef Nilsson
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Abstract
Background: Radiotherapy is a well-established treatment for lip cancer, with external radiotherapy (EBRT) or brachytherapy (BT).
Methods: This study evaluated outcome, tumor control, and aesthetics, for 101 patients with carcinoma of the lip, not suitable for surgery, treated with combined EBRT and BT.
Results: Squamous cell carcinoma was seen in 78 patients, basal cell carcinoma in 15, and other histologies in 8 patients. Tumors were advanced: 73% in category T2-T4. Local control at 3 and 5 years was 89%. Local failure appeared in 4/56 patients (7%) with primary RT compared to 7/45 (16%) in those with prior surgery, regional recurrence in 5 patients. Toxicity was mild. Cosmetic outcome, 87 patients evaluated, was bad for 9/40 patients with upfront surgery compared to 1/47 for primary RT patients (p = 0.003). Seven patients died from lip cancer (7%), three with originally N+ disease (43%).
Conclusions: Combined EBRT and BT could be considered for lip tumors not candidates for surgery.
期刊介绍:
Head & Neck is an international multidisciplinary publication of original contributions concerning the diagnosis and management of diseases of the head and neck. This area involves the overlapping interests and expertise of several surgical and medical specialties, including general surgery, neurosurgery, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, oral surgery, dermatology, ophthalmology, pathology, radiotherapy, medical oncology, and the corresponding basic sciences.