Management of head and neck sarcomas: a tertiary referral institution's 20-year experience

Christopher Thompson; Justin Yeo; Iain Nixon; Brendan Conn; Donald Salter; Ioanna Nixon

Management of head and neck sarcomas: a tertiary referral institution's 20-year experience

Christopher Thompson, Justin Yeo, Iain Nixon, Brendan Conn, Donald Salter, Ioanna Nixon

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Introduction: Head and neck (H&N) sarcomas are histologically diverse and constitute only 1 % of all H&N malignancies. Standard management involves either chemoradiation or surgical excision with adjuvant therapy, but despite therapeutic advances, prognosis remains poor. Methods: Retrospective review of all patients with H&N sarcoma treated at the Edinburgh Cancer Research Centre between 1999-2019 (n=55) was performed. Patients were divided into paediatric (

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 26 Feb 2020
Event	British Sarcoma Group Conference 2020 - Glasgow, United Kingdom Duration: 26 Feb 2020 → 27 Feb 2020

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Conference	British Sarcoma Group Conference 2020
Country/Territory	United Kingdom
City	Glasgow
Period	26/02/20 → 27/02/20

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head sarcoma
neck sarcoma
cancer management

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