Journal of cranio-maxillo-facial surgery : official publication of the European Association for Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery
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J Craniomaxillofac Surg · Jan 2009
The role of surgery and radiotherapy in treatment of soft tissue sarcomas of the head and neck region: review of 30 cases.
Thirty adult patients with head and neck soft tissue sarcoma (HNSTS) treated between 1987 and 2000 were retrospectively analysed. ⋯ Our results confirm that the optimal treatment of HNSTSs is complete surgical excision, and that postoperative adjuvant radiotherapy clearly improves local control.