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Treatment of hypopharyngeal carcinoma: analysis of nationwide study in the Netherlands over a 10-year period.
Clinical Otolaryngology 2005 Februrary
OBJECTIVE: To analyse different treatment strategies and treatment results of hypopharyngeal carcinoma in the Netherlands.
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: Eight head and neck centres in the Netherlands.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 893 patients were treated between 1985 and 1994. Patients were mostly treated with radiotherapy alone, combined surgery and radiotherapy and surgery alone.
RESULTS: The 5-year survival for the whole group was 26%. The 5-year survival for patients treated with curative intention was 32% and treated with palliative intention was 5%. The 5-year disease-free survival after radiotherapy alone was 37%, after surgery alone 41% and after combined therapy 47%. The role of chemotherapy could not be investigated because of a small number of patients treated with chemotherapy in this period.
CONCLUSION: Combined therapy with surgery and radiotherapy has a better survival for patients with a hypopharyngeal carcinoma in comparison with radiotherapy alone. The N-stage is more important for the prognosis than the T-stage.
DESIGN: Retrospective study.
SETTING: Eight head and neck centres in the Netherlands.
PARTICIPANTS: A total of 893 patients were treated between 1985 and 1994. Patients were mostly treated with radiotherapy alone, combined surgery and radiotherapy and surgery alone.
RESULTS: The 5-year survival for the whole group was 26%. The 5-year survival for patients treated with curative intention was 32% and treated with palliative intention was 5%. The 5-year disease-free survival after radiotherapy alone was 37%, after surgery alone 41% and after combined therapy 47%. The role of chemotherapy could not be investigated because of a small number of patients treated with chemotherapy in this period.
CONCLUSION: Combined therapy with surgery and radiotherapy has a better survival for patients with a hypopharyngeal carcinoma in comparison with radiotherapy alone. The N-stage is more important for the prognosis than the T-stage.
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