Prognostic Value of Anteroposterior Extension in Oral Tongue and Floor Squamous Cell Carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

The tongue and oral floor represent the most involved subsite by oral cancer, and there are no reported systems to classify anteroposterior tumor extension with prognostic effect. In other cancers, the anterior vs posterior tumor extension is a relevant prognostic factor.

Objective

To establish whether anterior vs posterior tumor extension may represent a prognostic factor in oral tongue and floor squamous cell carcinoma (OTFSCC).

Design, setting, and participants

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients who underwent surgery for OTFSCC from January 1, 2010, to December 31, 2021, at 2 tertiary-level academic institutions in Italy (University of Padua and University of Brescia). Patients eligible for the study had histologically proven primary OTFSC

SUBMITTER: Contro G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10853838 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature