Open AccessSurvival differences between definitive radiotherapy and surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy in supraglottic and hypopharyngeal carcinoma
Author(s) -
Min Zhang,
Xianshu Gao,
Yong Qin,
Yanchun Sun,
Mingyue Ma
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
chinese medical journal/chinese medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.537
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 2542-5641
pISSN - 0366-6999
DOI - 10.1097/cm9.0000000000000515
Subject(s) - medicine , radiation therapy , surgery , distant metastasis , carcinoma , chemoradiotherapy , adjuvant radiotherapy , hypopharyngeal cancer , metastasis , cancer
Organ preservation has long been a consideration in the treatment of supraglottic and hypopharyngeal carcinoma to improve the quality of life (QOL). Definitive radiotherapy (DRT) with or without systematic treatment, such as chemotherapy, is always the first choice to achieve improved QOL. This retrospective study focused on the survival differences between DRT and surgery followed by adjuvant radiotherapy (S + RT) in supraglottic and hypopharyngeal carcinoma.