Neck surgery in patients with primary oropharyngeal cancer treated by radiotherapy

• Published in: Head & neck Vol. 18; no. 6; pp. 552 - 559
• Main Authors: Peters, Lester J., Weber, Randal S., Morrison, William H., Byers, Robert M., Garden, Adam S., Goepfert, Helmuth
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.11.1996; John Wiley & Sons
• Subjects: Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biological and medical sciences; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Neck Dissection; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - radiotherapy; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms - surgery; Otorhinolaryngology. Stomatology; Prospective Studies; Radiotherapy Dosage; Survival Analysis; Tumors; Upper respiratory tract, upper alimentary tract, paranasal sinuses, salivary glands: diseases, semeiology; Human; Squamous cell carcinoma; Prognosis; Upper aerodigestive tract; Indication; Oropharynx; Malignant tumor; Radiotherapy; Survival; Fractionated dose; Treatment; Adenopathy; Surgery; Head and neck; ENT disease; Advanced stage; Pharynx disease

Background The role of neck surgery in node‐positive patients whose primary tumors are treated by definitive radiotherapy is controversial. This analysis was undertaken to assess the risk of withholding planned neck dissection in patients who obtain a complete nodal response to irradiation. Methods...