EFFECTS OF MULTIMODAL TREATMENT FOR THE MAXILLARY CANCER.
- Author:
Yong Gak KIM
1
;
Sun Youl RYU
Author Information
1. Department of Dentistry, Korean Cancer Center Hospital.
- Publication Type:Original Article
- Keywords:
maxillary cancer;
multimodal treatment
- MeSH:
Combined Modality Therapy*;
Drug Therapy;
Immunotherapy
- From:Journal of the Korean Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons
2001;27(1):54-60
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
The treatment of maxillary cancer has been commonly performed by the surgery and radiation therapy, alone or in combination. Multimodal treatment has been introduced with improvement of chemotherapy and immunotherapy. Multimodal treatment for the maxillary cancer is composed of surgery, radiation therapy, and regional intra-arterial chemotherapy. The present study was performed to evaluate the effectiveness of the multimodal treatment with Morita's method, with a slight modification, for the maxillary cancer. Twenty-four cases of the maxillary cancer were analyzed. The multimodal treatment increased the 5-year-survival rate up to 66% and reduced the need for maxillectomy. This method made the morphological and funtional preservation possible. This method may be recommended for the treatment of maxillary cancer.
