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Low-dose radiation therapy for benign salivary disorders
D S Shimm1, F K Berk, T J Tilsner
1Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Arizona College of Medicine, Tucson.
American Journal of Clinical Oncology
|February 1, 1992
Abstract:
Two patients, one with a persistent salivary fistula after surgery for a skin tumor overlying the parotid region, and the other with a ranula recurrent after surgery, were treated with low-dose irradiation. Both problems resolved after a total dose of less than 30 Gy, and neither patient experienced xerostomia. In selected patients, low-dose radiation therapy offers a solution to persistent salivary flow refractory to surgical management.