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Evaluation of university of florida split‐course technique for various head and neck squamous cell carcinomas
Author(s) -
Million Rodney R.,
Zimmermann Roland C.
Publication year - 1975
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/1097-0142(197506)35:6<1533::aid-cncr2820350609>3.0.co;2-7
Subject(s) - medicine , head and neck , basal cell , stage (stratigraphy) , surgery , head and neck squamous cell carcinoma , head and neck cancer , oncology , radiation therapy , paleontology , biology
A retrospective evaluation was made of 260 patients with squamous carcinoma of various head and neck sites in order to determine the relative value of continuous vs. split‐course irradiation techniques. There was no obvious difference in local control or survival in early‐stage cases. The continuous technique resulted in a better local control and survival rate in moderately advanced and advanced stages. Complications were less severe in the split‐course cases.