A comprehensive approach to defining the cutoff value of oligometastasis in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with limited distant metastatic disease, also known as oligometastasis, show better survival rates than polymetastatic patients, and may be amenable for curative-intent treatment. The definition of oligometastasis, however, is unknown, and no quantitative analyses on the cutoff value for oligometastasis have been performed before. This study aims to derive specific threshold values for the number of metastases and affected locations that defines oligometastatic disease in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Methods

A retrospective cohort study was conducted including all patients diagnosed with distant metastases between 2006 and 2021. For each patient, the number of distant metastases and affected locations was recorded on the basis of the available i

SUBMITTER: Berzenji D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11694335 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature