Meta-analysis of the effects of radiotherapy and surgery on carcinoma of the middle ear.
- Author:
Qing CAI
1
;
Bokui XIAO
;
Zezhang TAO
;
Qingquan HUA
Author Information
1. Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, People's Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan, 430060, China. caiqing998@yahoo.com
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH:
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell;
radiotherapy;
surgery;
therapy;
Ear Neoplasms;
radiotherapy;
surgery;
therapy;
Ear, Middle;
Humans;
Treatment Outcome
- From:
Journal of Clinical Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery
2011;25(16):741-743
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVE:To evaluate the effects of radiotherapy and surgery on carcinoma of the middle ear.
METHOD:A review of five published literatures was conducted according to defined selection criteria by the Review Manager 5.0 statistical software.
RESULT:There were no systematic reviews or large-scale RCTs between radiotherapy and symptomatic treatment containing surgery and radiotherapy for carcinoma of the middle ear.
CONCLUSION:Radiotherapy and symptomatic treatment for carcinoma of the middle ear have no obvious differences. The radiotherapy is the first choice for the treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the middle ear.
