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Ann Otolaryngol Chir Cervicofac
December 1987
Service d'O.R.L. et de Chirurgie Cervico-Faciale, Groupe Hospitalier Bichat-Claude-Bernard, Paris.
Based on a series of 120 patients treated by trans-maxillary buccopharyngectomy for tumors (mainly T3, T4) of the tonsillar region, results are compared of primary and recovery surgery, the latter being instituted from 1981 because of the rapid strides made in new reconstructive procedures. This development markedly modified therapeutic indications, with substitution of radiotherapy as primary treatment. After primary surgery, the 3- and 5-year survival rates were globally 59 and 49% respectively.
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