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Centro de Tratamento e Pesquisa Hospital do Cancer A C Camargo, Sao Paulo

Prognostic factors for recurrent oral and oropharyngeal cancer identified

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, March 31st, 2006

Prognostic factors in salvage surgery for recurrent oral and oropharyngeal cancer were identified.

According to recent research published in the Head and Neck - Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck, "Therapeutic decisions in recurrent oral and oropharyngeal squamous carcinoma remain controversial. Two hundred forty-six consecutive patients who underwent salvage surgery for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oral cavity and oropharynx were studied."

"The tumor sites were lip, 33 cases; oral cavity, 143: oropharynx, 70. The previous treatment was surgery in 73 patients, radiotherapy in 96, combined surgery...

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