Hadderingh RJ, van der Meulen FW; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1989 Jun 4-9; 5: 474 (abstract no. Th.B.P.349).
Academic Medical Center, University of Amsterdam, the Netherlands
OBJECTIVE: The use of the CO(2) laser in the local treatment of oral Kaposi's sarcomas to reduce the morbidity as seen after treatment with radiotherapy and with the same therapeutic results. METHODS: To avoid the severe mucositis as we have seen after radiotherapy of oral Kaposi's sarcomas we have used the CO(2) laser to remove the tumor of the hard and soft palate as well as from the pharynx and larynx. Until now we treated 9 patients. Five of them had sarcomas on the hard palate, one on the soft palate, two in the pharynx and one in the larynx. The surgery was done under general anesthesia. RESULTS: Macroscopically we could remove all tumors but pathological examination made clear that in four cases there was a tumor residue. The period of patients' stay in our clinic was from 2 till 7 days. The patients could drink immediately after the surgery and their diet could be extended in the following days. The postoperative pain was controlled with small doses of minor analgesics during a maximum of four days. The follow up has been just four months but we haven't seen local tumor recurrence. CONCLUSION: The CO(2) laser surgery of oral Kaposi's sarcomas is effective and gives less morbidity, a shorter stay in hospital and less discomfort to the patients than radiotherapy.
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Keywords:
- Brachytherapy
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Humans
- Laryngectomy
- Laser Therapy
- Lasers
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Palatal Neoplasms
- Palate, Hard
- Palate, Soft
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant
- Recurrence
- Sarcoma
- Sarcoma, Kaposi
- radiotherapy
- surgery
- therapy
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UI: 102178359
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