PMID: 9428915Jan 16, 1998Paper

Radiation therapy for stage I primary orbital non-Hodgkin's lymphomas

Tumori
H S ErkalA Cakmak

Abstract

The orbit is an uncommon primary site for non-Hodgkin's lymphomas (NHL), and it accounts for less than 1% of all sites of primary presentations. We report the experience of the Department of Radiation Oncology at Ankara University Faculty of Medicine with radiation therapy in treatment of patients with stage I primary orbital NHL. From February 1978 through August 1993, 14 patients with stage I primary orbital NHL were treated with radiation therapy. According to the Working Formulation classification, 8 patients had low-grade and 6 had intermediate-grade lymphomas. The most commonly used radiation therapy technique was a single anterior field with a Cobalt-60 unit, delivering 40 Gy in 2 Gy daily fractions. Two patients with intermediate-grade lymphomas received the CHOP regimen following radiation therapy. Follow-up ranged from 0.8 to 18.3 years (median, 10.3 years). Local control was achieved in all patients. Two patients with low-grade lymphomas relapsed locally and were successfully salvaged with radiation therapy. Three patients with intermediate-grade lymphomas failed systemically. Salvage therapy consisted of combination chemotherapy for 2 of them but was unsuccessful. Overall survival probabilities at 2, 5 and 10 years ...Continue Reading

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