Evaluating the Role of PET/CT Imaging in the Postoperative Setting of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Cancers Prior to Adjuvant Radiation Therapy

2013 ◽  
Vol 87 (2) ◽  
pp. S431
Author(s):  
P.R. Dutta ◽  
N. Riaz ◽  
L. Morris ◽  
S. Patel ◽  
I. Ganly ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Ct Imaging ◽  
Adjuvant Radiation ◽  
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy ◽  
Pet Ct ◽  
Postoperative Setting

Esthesioneuroblastoma: the role of adjuvant radiation therapy

1993 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 835-842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert L. Foote ◽  
Akio Morita ◽  
Michael J. Ebersold ◽  
Kerry D. Olsen ◽  
Jean E. Lewis ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Radiation Therapy ◽  
Adjuvant Radiation ◽  
Adjuvant Radiation Therapy

scholarly journals Current Role of Radiotherapy in the Management of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma

2020 ◽  
pp. 194338752097141
Author(s):  
William M. Mendenhall ◽  
Adam L. Holtzman ◽  
Roi Dagan ◽  
Curtis M. Bryant ◽  
Kathryn E. Hitchcock ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Squamous Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Oral Cavity ◽  
Cell Carcinoma ◽  
Squamous Cell ◽  
Advanced Disease ◽  
Current Role ◽  
Extranodal Extension ◽  
Postoperative Setting ◽  
Extent Of Disease

Study Design: Literature review. Objective: To review the current role of radiotherapy (RT) in the management of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). Methods: Review of selected literature. Results: T1-T2N0 SCCs may be treated with either RT alone or surgery with a high likelihood of cure. The pendulum swung toward surgery with postoperative RT (PORT) added depending on the pathological findings in the mid 1980s. Patients with positive margins, extranodal extension (ENE), and/or 4 or more positive nodes receive concomitant chemotherapy (POCRT). Patients with T3-T4 and/or positive regional nodes are treated with surgery and PORT alone or POCRT. The likelihood of cure is moderate to low depending on extent of disease. The likelihood of major complications ranges from 10% to 30% depending on the method of reconstruction and the aggressiveness of postoperative PORT/POCRT. Patients with very advanced disease are treated with palliative RT, chemotherapy, or supportive care. Conclusions: The role of RT in the management of oral cavity SCC is primarily in the postoperative setting with palliative RT being reserved for those with very advanced disease where the likelihood of cure is remote.

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