Diagnosis and treatment of olfactory neuroblastomas in seven patients. [/sup 60/Co]

Journal Article · Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 EST 1980 · Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/0360-3016(80)90262-X· OSTI ID:6664253

Daly, N J ^[1]; Voigt, J J; Combes, P F

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1. Centre Claudius-Regaud, Toulouse, France

A group of 7 patients with olfactory neuroblastomas (ON) treated at Centre Claudius Regaud (CCR) from 1966 to 1978 are presented. Clinical and radiological evaluation showed 4/7 patients with endocranial extension of tumor (stage C disease). All patients were treated by external irradiation (Co60) after biopsies (3), surgical curettage (3) or whole ethmoidectomy (1). No patient had tumor failures in irradiated volumes where doses were above 4000 rad. Four patients had tumor relapses outside treated volumes, two in cervical nodes. Five patients were alive without clinical disease from 2 to 12.5 years after initial treatment. The role of external radiotherapy in the management of ON is particularly discussed.

• OSTI ID: 6664253
• Journal Information: Int. J. Radiat. Oncol., Biol. Phys.; (United States), Vol. 6:12
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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