Radiation Oncology Journal

The Korean Society for Radiation Oncology (대한방사선종양학회)
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The Result of Radiation Therapy of Supraglottic Laryngeal Cancer for 15 rears

성문상부암 방사선치료 15년 성적

  • Yoo, Seong-Yul (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, KAERI) ;
  • Koh, Kyoung-Hwan (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, KAERI) ;
  • Suh, Sung-Hee (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, KAERI) ;
  • Kim, Jin-Yong (Department of Therapeutic Radiology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, KAERI) ;
  • Shim, Youn-Sang (Department of Otolaryngology, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, KAERI)
  • 유성열 (한국에너지연구소 원자력병원 치료방사선과) ;
  • 고경환 (한국에너지연구소 원자력병원 치료방사선과) ;
  • 서성희 (한국에너지연구소 원자력병원 치료방사선과) ;
  • 김진용 (한국에너지연구소 원자력병원 치료방사선과) ;
  • 심윤상 (한국에너지연구소 원자력병원 이비인후과)
  • Published : 1984.12.01
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Abstract

To assess the result of radiation therapy for fifteen fears experience, a total of 125 cases of pathologically proven supraglottic laryngeal cancer had been analyzed according to patient survival retrospectively. All the patients had been treated with radiation therapy in curative aim using Co-60 teletherapy machine. The results are as follows ; 1. According to AJCC staging, five year survival rate was $58.3\%$ in stage I, $44.4\%$ in II, $31.8\%$ in II, and $28.6\%$ in IV. 2. According to T-staging, five year survival rate was $57.1\%$ in T1, $40.5\%$ in T2, $34.0\%$ in T3, and $19.0\%$ in T4. 3. According to N staging, five year survival rate was $43.5\%$ in negative node group and $26.8\%$ in positive node group. 4. According to the histologic grade, the better in differentiation, the more in number of cases and the better in prognosis. 5. In summary, five year actuarial survival rate was $37.3\%$ and ten year surrival rate was $34.2\%$, and ten year survivors totalled 16 cases.

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