Radiotherapy for parapharyngeal space tumors

William M Mendenhall; Primoz Strojan; Jonathan J Beitler; Johannes A Langendijk; Carlos Suarez; Anne W Lee; Alessandra Rinaldo; Juan P Rodrigo; Robert Smee; Avraham Eisbruch; Louis B Harrison; June Corry; Alfio Ferlito

doi:10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.12.010

Radiotherapy for parapharyngeal space tumors

Am J Otolaryngol. 2019 Mar-Apr;40(2):289-291. doi: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.12.010. Epub 2018 Dec 21.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville, FL, USA. Electronic address: mendwm@shands.ufl.edu.
² Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia.
³ Department of Radiation Oncology, Emory University School of Medicine, Atlanta, GA, USA.
⁴ Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands.
⁵ Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Principado de Asturias and CIBERONC, ISCIII, Oviedo, Spain; The Instituto Universitario de Oncología del Principado de Asturias, University of Oviedo, Oviedo, Spain.
⁶ Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong and University of Hong Kong Shenzhen Hospital, Hong Kong, China.
⁷ University of Udine, School of Medicine, Udine, Italy.
⁸ Department of Radiation Oncology, The Prince of Wales Cancer Centre, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.
⁹ Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Michigan Medicine, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.
¹⁰ Department of Radiation Oncology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
¹¹ GenesisCare Radiation Oncology Centre at St. Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia.
¹² Coordinator of the International Head and Neck Scientific Group, Padua, Italy.

PMID: 30621929
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjoto.2018.12.010

Abstract

A wide variety of tumors, both benign and malignant, occur in the parapharyngeal space. Depending on histology and extent, treatment may include surgery and/or radiotherapy (RT). Herein we discuss the role of RT in the management of some of the more commonly encountered neoplasms, including salivary gland tumors, paragangliomas, schwannomas, and soft-tissue sarcomas.

Keywords: Head and neck cancer; Paraganglioma; Parapharyngeal space tumors; Radiotherapy; Schwannoma; Soft-tissue sarcoma.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Combined Modality Therapy
Humans
Neurilemmoma / radiotherapy*
Otorhinolaryngologic Surgical Procedures
Paraganglioma / radiotherapy*
Pharyngeal Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Radiotherapy Dosage
Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated / methods
Salivary Gland Neoplasms / radiotherapy*
Sarcoma / radiotherapy*