Margin Assessment Methods in Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Recurrence: Tumor Bed vs Resection Specimen Sampling.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Positive margins and margin clearance are risk factors for recurrence in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), and these features are used to guide decisions regarding adjuvant radiation treatment. However, the prognostic value of intraoperative tumor bed vs resection specimen sampling is not well defined.

Objective

To determine the prognostic implications of intraoperative margin assessment methods (tumor bed vs resection specimen sampling) with recurrence among patients who undergo surgical resection for OCSCC.

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective study of patients who had undergone surgical resection of OCSCC between January 1, 2000, and December 31, 2021, at a tertiary-level academic institution. Patients were grouped by mar

SUBMITTER: Wu SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10540056 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature