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ArticleOral and maxillofacial surgery2021

Head and neck sarcomas: treatment outcomes in a tertiary referral center in Argentina.

Alejandro Yanzon, Natalia Lucia Gomez, Pedro Picco, Luis Boccalatte, Federico Cayol, Juan Larrañaga, Marcelo Figari

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7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Alejandro YanzonHead and Neck Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina. alejandro.yanzon@hospitalitaliano.org.ar.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-3557-7745
Natalia Lucia GomezHead and Neck Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8639-288X
Pedro PiccoHead and Neck Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Luis BoccalatteHead and Neck Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0096-418X
Federico CayolOncology Section, Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9794-2173
Juan LarrañagaHead and Neck Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2804-8132
Marcelo FigariHead and Neck Surgery Section, General Surgery Service, Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires, Juan D. Perón 4190 (C1181ACH), Buenos Aires, Argentina.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3760-7503
Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires · AR

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purposeTo analyze the clinical findings, management, and results of oncological treatments and to identify prognostic factors in patients diagnosed with head and neck sarcoma.

methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis including 48 adult patients with primary head and neck sarcomas, treated between 2006 and 2018 in a referral center of Argentina.

resultsThe median follow-up time was 44 months (range: 4-146 months). Five-year overall survival was 68%. On univariate analysis, radiation-induced sarcomas (p=0.038) had worse survival. Five-year disease-free survival was 58% and local recurrence at 2 years was 22.7%. On multivariate analysis, positive/close resection margins (p=0.031), radiation-induced sarcomas (p=0.037), and mandibular and oral cavity location (p=0.002) were independent prognostic factors associated to local recurrence and shorter disease-free survival.

conclusionHead and neck sarcomas are a rare entity. Surgery is feasible in more than 80% of patients, with an acceptable overall and disease-free survival. Radiation-induced sarcomas, location in the mandible and oral cavity, and close margins were significant prognostic factors in our population.

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Head and Neck NeoplasmsSarcomaAdultArgentinaHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesTertiary Care CentersTreatment OutcomeHead and neck cancerHead and neck sarcomasPrognostic factorsRadiation-inducedSurgery

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