Estimating Survival After Salvage Surgery for Recurrent Oral Cavity Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Locoregional recurrence of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) continues to be a life-threatening and difficult clinical situation. Salvage surgery can result in significant morbidities, and survival following recurrence is poor.

Objective

To outline prognostic factors influencing overall survival (OS) following salvage surgery for OCSCC to guide management of treatment for patients with locoregionally recurrent disease.

Design, setting, and participants

The medical records of 293 patients presenting to the London Health Sciences Center with locoregionally recurrent OCSCC between October 5, 1999, and May 2, 2011, were retrospectively reviewed. The primary outcome was OS from salvage treatment to last follow-up or death. Univariate analyses were carr

SUBMITTER: Tam S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5824200 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature