De-escalation of radiotherapy for the treatment of HPV-associated head and neck cancer: A case report and a word of caution

De-escalation of radiotherapy for the treatment of HPV-associated head and neck cancer: A case report and a word of caution

Background: It has been noted that HPV associated head and neck cancers have an increased responsiveness to radiotherapy. For this reason, strategies at de-escalation are currently being prospectively evaluated. Methods: We report a case of a 58-year-old male who presented with a right neck mass and...

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Main Authors: Andrew Keller, Mark E. Harvey, Darian S. Kameh, Bruce Haughey, Henry Ho, Scott Magnuson, Adnan Akhtar, Tarek Mekhail, Lee Zehngebot, Nikhil G. Rao
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2017-01-01
Series:Acta Oto-Laryngologica Case Reports
Subjects:
HPV
oropharyngeal carcinoma
radiotherapy
de-escalation
head and neck cancer
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23772484.2017.1292399

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