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Is primary radiotherapy an appropriate option for the treatment of verrucous carcinoma of the head and neck?

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  29 June 2007

Alfio Ferlito ,
Alessandra Rinaldo  and
Giacinto M. Mannarà
Alfio Ferlito*
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Alessandra Rinaldo
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
Giacinto M. Mannarà
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, University of Padua, Padua, Italy.
*
Address for correspondence: Alfio Ferlito, M.D., Department of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery, University of Udine, Policlinico Città di Udine, Viale Venezia 410, 33100 UdineItaly. Fax: 39-432-532179 e-mail: clorl@dsc.uniud.it
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Abstract

The literature on verrucous carcinoma of the head and neck was reviewed to analyse the use of primary radiation therapy in the treatment of this lesion. The results emphasize an overall local control rate of 43.2 per cent, and 6.7 per cent of true anaplastic transformation following irradiation. Diagnosis remains the fundamental problem: without a correct diagnosis of verrucous carcinoma, no correct treatment can be applied.

Keywords

Head and neck neoplasmsCarcinoma, squamous cell

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The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 112 , Issue 2 , February 1998 , pp. 132 - 139
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Copyright © JLO (1984) Limited 1998

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