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SUBMITTER: Kanakamedala MR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5947155 | biostudies-other | 2018 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
Kanakamedala Madhava R MR Giri Shankar P G SPG Hamilton Robert D RD Bhanat Eldrin E Vijayakumar Srinivasan S
Head & neck 20180131 5
<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of this study was to present the outcomes of oropharyngeal cancers treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) especially the differences between tonsillar and base of tongue (BOT) primaries.<h4>Methods</h4>Retrospective analysis of 124 patients with biopsy proven squamous cell carcinomas of the oropharynx, treated with IMRT.<h4>Results</h4>Human papillomavirus (HPV) association correlated with improvement in survivals in both tonsillar and BOT primaries. ...[more]