Radiotherapy in the treatment of mucosal melanoma of the upper aerodigestive tract: Analysis of 74 cases. A rare cancer network study


Krengli M., Masini L., Kaanders J. H. A. M., Maingon P., Oei S. B., Zouhair A., ...More

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, vol.65, no.3, pp.751-759, 2006 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 65 Issue: 3
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Doi Number: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.01.016
  • Journal Name: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
  • Page Numbers: pp.751-759
  • Keywords: mucosal melanoma, upper aerodigestive tract, radiotherapy, prognostic factors, PRIMARY MALIGNANT-MELANOMA, NASAL CAVITY, RADIATION-THERAPY, ORAL CAVITY, HEAD, CELLS, NECK
  • Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Purpose: To retrospectively analyze a series of mucosal melanoma of the upper aerodigestive tract to determine the prognostic factors and contribute to understanding the role of radiotherapy in the therapeutic strategy.