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Tonsil carcinoma — treatment results
Author(s) -
Quenelle David J.,
Crissman John D.,
Shumrick Donald A.
Publication year - 1979
Publication title -
the laryngoscope
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.181
H-Index - 148
eISSN - 1531-4995
pISSN - 0023-852X
DOI - 10.1288/00005537-197911000-00019
Subject(s) - tonsil , carcinoma , medicine , oncology , general surgery , surgery
Epidermoid carcinoma of the tonsil region is one of the most common malignancies of the upper aerodigestive tract, equal in frequency to laryngeal carcinoma at the University of Cincinnati Medical Center. This paper reviews the authors' experience in treating these lesions with a combination of 5000 rads preoperatively followed by composite resection. The overall two‐year crude survival is 56%. A 60% two‐year survival for T 3 lesions compares favorably with other series for treatment of T 3 lesions.