Treatment outcomes for patients with synovial sarcoma of the head and neck Journal Article
| Authors: | Lee, N.; Shin, E. |
| Article Title: | Treatment outcomes for patients with synovial sarcoma of the head and neck |
| Abstract: | Synovial sarcoma of the head and neck occurs most commonly in males in their third decade of life. Synovial sarcoma of the head is rare, accounting for less than 10% of all head and neck sarcomas. Due to its rarity, there are very few publications on the treatment approach for these tumors. However, it is uniformly accepted that all head and neck synovial sarcomas should undergo complete surgical resection followed by postoperative radiation therapy in those at high risk for locoregional recurrence. In terms of chemotherapy, there are also emerging data on its effectiveness in the treatment of synovial sarcoma of the head and neck. The paper under evaluation reports a single institution's 36-year experience on the treatment of synovial sarcoma of the head and neck. This paper highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary approach in the treatment of this disease. © 2008 Future Drugs Ltd. |
| Keywords: | immunohistochemistry; adolescent; adult; cancer survival; child; treatment outcome; child, preschool; disease-free survival; middle aged; survival rate; retrospective studies; histopathology; cancer recurrence; head and neck surgery; drug efficacy; multimodality cancer therapy; cancer adjuvant therapy; cancer radiotherapy; combined modality therapy; chemotherapy; recurrence risk; antineoplastic agent; tumor localization; metastasis; cohort studies; neoplasm recurrence, local; radiation; tumor volume; differential diagnosis; tumor differentiation; age factors; medical record review; retrospective study; statistical significance; death; head and neck cancer; head and neck neoplasms; surgery; synovial sarcoma; sarcoma, synovial; sex factors |
| Journal Title: | Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy |
| Volume: | 8 |
| Issue: | 3 |
| ISSN: | 1473-7140 |
| Publisher: | Taylor & Francis Group |
| Date Published: | 2008-03-01 |
| Start Page: | 371 |
| End Page: | 373 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1586/14737140.8.3.371 |
| PUBMED: | 18366285 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
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| Notes: | --- - "Cited By (since 1996): 2" - "Export Date: 17 November 2011" - "CODEN: ERATB" - "Source: Scopus" |
