Most pT4 laryngeal cancer patients started postoperative RT beyond six weeks
Only 21% started PORT within 42 days after laryngectomy, while each additional week of delay was associated with 3.7% higher mortality.
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Flap-sparing postoperative RT showed no intraflap recurrences in oral cavity cancer
Among 34 postoperative oral cavity cases, local failures occurred at or near the flap-native interface, with no recurrence inside the flap.
Extensive keloids had high wound dehiscence after postoperative radiotherapy
Wound dehiscence occurred in 78% of extensively involved keloid sites versus 5% of simple lesions after surgery and postoperative RT.
Postoperative VMAT was feasible after aortic-allograft tracheal reconstruction for adenoid cystic carcinoma
Four patients completed 54 Gy after airway reconstruction without graft-related toxicity or local recurrence during early follow-up.
Low-dose radiotherapy closed most refractory postoperative groin lymphatic fistulas
Across 12 retrospective studies, radiotherapy achieved 67–100% fistula-control rates, often with cumulative doses of only a few gray.
Extratumoral perineural invasion predicted worse outcomes after postoperative oral cavity radiotherapy
Extratumoral perineural invasion predicted poorer survival, while microscopic versus macroscopic extranodal extension did not meaningfully separate outcomes.
Weekly cisplatin remained non-inferior in postoperative head and neck chemoradiotherapy
Weekly cisplatin remained non-inferior to three-weekly cisplatin at five years in postoperative high-risk head and neck chemoradiotherapy.