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Horst R. Konrad, MD; Rinaldo F. Canalis, MD; Thomas C. Calcaterra, MD

Arch Otolaryngol. 1978;104(4):208-212.

Abstract
• A retrospective study was made of 80 cases of epidermoid carcinoma of the palate that were treated at the UCLA Center for the Health Sciences between 1955 and 1977. Tumor size larger than 3 cm, extension to neighboring structures, and contralateral, bilateral, and "fixed" lymph node metastases substantially decreased survival. The presence of ipsilateral nodes and the modality of treatment used (surgery or irradiation) did not appear to affect the outcome. Three-year cure rates for all cases was 40%. Ninety percent of recurrences took place during the first two years after treatment, and additional cancers developed in the upper aerodigestive tract of 20% of the patients.

(Arch Otolaryngol 104:208-212, 1978)

Author Affiliations
From the Division of Head and Neck Surgery (Otolaryngology), UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles.

Footnotes
Accepted for publication Oct 31, 1977.

Reprint requests to Division of Head and Neck Surgery, UCLA Center for the Health Sciences, 10833 Le Conte Ave, Los Angeles, CA (Dr Konrad).

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