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The myth regarding bone or cartilage involvement by cancer and the likelihood of cure by radiotherapy
Author(s) -
Million Rodney R.
Publication year - 1989
Publication title -
head and neck
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.012
H-Index - 127
eISSN - 1097-0347
pISSN - 1043-3074
DOI - 10.1002/hed.2880110107
Subject(s) - cartilage , radiation therapy , medicine , mythology , cancer , cure rate , primary bone , pathology , radiology , surgery , anatomy , literature , art
A myth persists that tumor involvement of bone and/or cartilage represents a clinical situation in which cure by radiotherapy would be considered unusual. There are sufficient data to the contrary. This essay reviews the radiotherapy results for (1) primary tumors of bone (benign and malignant), (2) primary malignant tumors of cartilage, and (3) benign and malignant tumors that secondarily involve bone and/or cartilage. It is hoped that the myth concerning radiocurability and bone and/or cartilage involvement will be replaced by an appreciation of the relative rates of cure depending on the clinical situation.