Radical radiation vs surgery plus post-operative radiation in advanced (resectable) supraglottic larynx and pyriform sinus cancers: a prospective randomized study.

Aim: Survival in head and neck cancers reflect loco-regional control. With an aim of organ and function preservation the present study was undertaken to compare local failure and survivals.

Material And Methods: Between August 1991-December 1995, 72 patients with resectable advanced supraglottic cancers, were randomized to radical surgery followed by post-operative radiation therapy (Sx+PORT) (Arm I) or radical radiation therapy followed by salvage surgery (RRT+/-SSx) (Arm II).

Palliation of advanced/recurrent esophageal carcinoma with high-dose-rate brachytherapy.

Purpose: The aim was to assess the improvement in swallowing status, complication rate, and overall survival.

Patients And Methods: Fifty-eight patients with advanced/recurrent esophageal carcinoma were treated for palliation with high-dose-rate intraluminal brachytherapy (HDR-ILRT) with a remote afterloading microSelectron unit (192Ir source) with or without external radiation from November 1994 to May 2000 at the Tata Memorial Hospital. The mean age was 64 years.