Postoperative Strategies After Primary Surgery for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Postoperative Strategies for Head and Neck Cancer
JA Langendijk, A Ferlito, RP Takes, JP Rodrigo, C Suárez, P Strojan, M Haigentz Jr, A Rinaldo
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20100701
2010 Aug 1
Oral Oncol
Postoperative Strategies After Primary Surgery for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck
Oral Oncol. 2010 Aug 1;46(8):577-585, JA Langendijk, A Ferlito, RP Takes, JP Rodrigo, C Suárez, P Strojan, M Haigentz Jr, A Rinaldo
Abstract
Abstract
This review discusses the role of adjuvant treatment after curative surgery for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). In general, patients with unfavourable prognostic factors have a high-risk of loco-regional recurrence and subsequent worse survival after surgery alone and are therefore considered proper candidates for adjuvant treatment by either postoperative radiotherapy alone or postoperative chemoradiation. Selection of the most optimal adjuvant treatment strategy should...
