Publications by authors named "Elodie Monchet"
Article Synopsis
- The study aims to evaluate the effects of two different radiation techniques on cancer control, survival, and new tumor development in patients with unilateral head and neck carcinoma of unknown primary (HNCUP).
- Researchers analyzed data from 138 patients treated between 2002 and 2017, comparing outcomes between those receiving radiation to only one side of the neck (UL-RT group) and those receiving radiation to both sides and pharyngeal areas (COMP-RT group).
- Results show no significant differences in local control, overall survival, or new tumor occurrence between the two radiation approaches, indicating that UL-RT may be just as effective as COMP-RT for post-operative treatment in these patients.
Background: We compared the outcome of postoperative unilateral cervical nodes radiotherapy (UL-RT) vs bilateral cervical nodes plus total mucosal irradiation (COMP-RT) in the management of head and neck carcinoma of unknown primary (HNCUP).
Methods: HNCUP, defined by the absence of primary despite a PET-CT combined with a panendoscopy, were treated with curative intent by initial ipsilateral neck dissection. Sixty-nine patients with unilateral HNCUP were included: 23 received UL-RT while 46 received COMP-RT.